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

Question

• Earth's crust undergoes a cycle from a solid material to magma.
• Earth's crust near magma melts, and the ground collapses.
• Earth's crust suddenly slips along a fault.
• Earth's crust switches places in a periodic manner.

Answer 1

The statement that correctly describes why earthquakes happen is:

• Earth's crust suddenly slips along a fault.

This aligns with the tectonic activity that causes the release of stress accumulated along geological faults, resulting in an earthquake.