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 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.
Earth’s crust suddenly slips along a fault.

Earth’s crust switches places in a periodic manner.

1 answer

The correct statement that describes why earthquakes happen is:

Earth’s crust suddenly slips along a fault.

This occurs when stress on the rocks accumulates past a certain point, leading to a sudden release of energy in the form of seismic waves, which we perceive as an earthquake.