How does the temperature of the earth’s mantle compare to the other layers of the earth?
a) the mantle is hotter than the core.
b) the mantle is hotter than the crust.
c) the mantle is the same temperature as the core.
d) the mantle is the same temperature as the crust.

true. earthquakes are felt whenever there is a slip around a fault in the rocks below the earth. this reorientation of faults create sesmic waves and is known as earthquake, the severity of which is measured in richter scale. these are more prominent in hilly regions as the rocks usually form faults to balance the pressures on it.