Which statement correctly describes why earthquakes happen? (1 point)
• Earth's crust switches places in a periodic manner.
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.
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• Earth's crust suddenly slips along a fault.
Which describes the locations where Earth's volcanoes are formed? (1 point)
• They form along plate boundaries.
• They form in the interiors of continents.
• They form in areas where Earth's crust is thin.
• They form along the eastern coasts of continents.
• They form along plate boundaries.
• They form in the interiors of continents.
• They form in areas where Earth's crust is thin.
• They form along the eastern coasts of continents.
• They form along plate boundaries.
What happens to the energy produced by blocks of Earth's crust slipping past each other? (1 point)
• It spreads out in random directions.
• It disappears at it moves through the crust.
It increases as it reaches the surface.
• It radiates outward in all directions.
• It spreads out in random directions.
• It disappears at it moves through the crust.
It increases as it reaches the surface.
• It radiates outward in all directions.
• It radiates outward in all directions.
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