Question

Which statement correctly describes why earthquakes happen?(1 point)
Responses

Earth’s crust near magma melts, and the ground collapses.
Earth’s crust near magma melts, and the ground collapses.

Earth’s crust switches places in a periodic manner.
Earth’s crust switches places in a periodic manner.

Earth’s crust undergoes a cycle from a solid material to magma.
Earth’s crust undergoes a cycle from a solid material to magma.

Earth’s crust suddenly slips along a fault.

Answer 1

Earth’s crust suddenly slips along a fault. This is the most accurate statement describing why earthquakes happen. When the build-up of stress along a fault becomes too great to hold, the rocks suddenly slip past each other resulting in seismic waves that lead to earthquakes.