What happens to the energy produced by blocks of Earth’s crust slipping past each other?(1 point)

Responses

It radiates outward in all directions.
It radiates outward in all directions.

It increases as it reaches the surface.
It increases as it reaches the surface.

It spreads out in random directions.
It spreads out in random directions.

It disappears at it moves through the crust.

1 answer

The correct response is: It radiates outward in all directions.

When blocks of Earth's crust slip past each other, energy is released, primarily in the form of seismic waves, which radiate outward in all directions from the point of rupture (the focus of the earthquake).