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. It disappears at it moves through the crust.
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The correct response is: It radiates outward in all directions.
When blocks of the Earth's crust slip past each other, particularly during an earthquake, the energy that is released from the movement radiates as seismic waves, traveling outward in all directions from the point of the slip.
