https://www.pitara.com/tags/topography/Recent content in Topography on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/what-happens-after-an-earthquake/Sat, 06 Apr 2002 21:55:39 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/what-happens-after-an-earthquake/<p>People often wonder whether an earthquake can drastically change the topography of a region. A few tremors and some buildings that collapse does not mean that the shape of the earth has changed, does it? However, earthquakes can and do change the topography of the region.</p> <figure class="image-medium has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/an-earthquake-raised-rhodes-island-greece.jpg" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/an-earthquake-raised-rhodes-island-greece_hu_983ab3d51759020a.jpg" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/an-earthquake-raised-rhodes-island-greece_hu_13486163b8fa7dda.jpg 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/an-earthquake-raised-rhodes-island-greece_hu_983ab3d51759020a.jpg 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="An earthquake raised Rhodes island. The line of erosion (on the rock to the left) shows the sea level before the earthquake. The rise is uneven in different parts of the island, usually several meters. [Ввласенко / CC BY-SA]Ввласенко / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)" height="596" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>An earthquake raised Rhodes island. The line of erosion (on the rock to the left) shows the sea level before the earthquake. The rise is uneven in different parts of the island, usually several meters. [Ввласенко / CC BY-SA]Ввласенко / CC BY-SA (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0</a>)</figcaption> </figure> <p>Our earth is made of many layers just like an onion. We can divide it into four main layers: the inner or solid core, the outer or liquid core, mantle, and crust. The inner core is composed mostly of iron and is extremely hot. This heat causes the outer core to remain in a liquid or molten form.</p>