Asked by caleb
How do earthquakes affect rock formations?
Rocks will dry out and crack.
Softer rocks will be covered.
Softer rocks will be exposed.
Igneous rocks will form.
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Best answer: Softer rocks will be covered.
Why: Earthquakes produce strong shaking that commonly triggers landslides, rockfalls and ground slumping. Those mass-movement events can bury softer rock and soil under debris. Earthquakes can also cause uplift or faulting that exposes rock in some places, but the more direct, common immediate effect is covering by moved material.
The other choices are incorrect or indirect:
- Rocks drying out and cracking is caused by weather/temperature change, not by shaking.
- Igneous rocks form from cooled magma or lava, not directly from earthquakes.
Why: Earthquakes produce strong shaking that commonly triggers landslides, rockfalls and ground slumping. Those mass-movement events can bury softer rock and soil under debris. Earthquakes can also cause uplift or faulting that exposes rock in some places, but the more direct, common immediate effect is covering by moved material.
The other choices are incorrect or indirect:
- Rocks drying out and cracking is caused by weather/temperature change, not by shaking.
- Igneous rocks form from cooled magma or lava, not directly from earthquakes.
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