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

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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 disappears at it moves through the crust.
It disappears at it moves through the crust.

It spreads out in random directions.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

It radiates outward in all directions.

This happens during events such as earthquakes, where the energy released by the slipping blocks (faults) causes seismic waves that propagate outward from the point of rupture.