Which statement correctly describes why earthquakes happen?(1 point)
Responses
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 near magma melts, and the ground collapses.
Earth’s crust near magma melts, and the ground collapses.
Earth’s crust switches places in a periodic manner.
Earth’s crust suddenly slips along a fault.
Which describes the locations where Earth’s volcanoes are formed?(1 point)
Responses
They form in the interiors of continents.
They form in the interiors of continents.
They form along the eastern coasts of continents.
They form along the eastern coasts of continents.
They form along plate boundaries.
They form along plate boundaries.
They form in areas where Earth’s crust is thin.
Which feature forms when one plate is forced to bend and dive under the other?
(1 point)
Responses
a submarine volcano
a submarine volcano
a mid-ocean ridge
a mid-ocean ridge
a volcanic cone
a volcanic cone
a deep canyon
a deep canyon
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 disappears at it moves through the crust.
It disappears at it moves through the crust.
It spreads out in random directions.