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Pressure builds up in the molten rock beneath Earth's crust and causes it to shake.
Pressure builds up in the molten rock beneath Earth's crust and causes it to shake.
Sudden motions in Earth's mantle cause the crust to shift.
Sudden motions in Earth's mantle cause the crust to shift.
Blocks of crust slide against one another, often at plate boundaries.
Blocks of crust slide against one another, often at plate boundaries.
Tectonic plates break apart into smaller plates, and the crumbling causes shaking.
Tectonic plates break apart into smaller plates, and the crumbling causes shaking.
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The correct response is:
Blocks of crust slide against one another, often at plate boundaries.
This explanation accurately captures the primary mechanism behind most earthquakes, which occurs due to the movement of tectonic plates at their boundaries.
