Which statement correctly describes why earthquakes happen?(1 point)
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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 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 switches places in a periodic manner.
Earth’s crust suddenly slips along a fault.
Earth’s crust suddenly slips along a fault.
Which describes the locations where Earth’s volcanoes are formed?(1 point)
Responses
They form in areas where Earth’s crust is thin.
They form in areas where Earth’s crust is thin.
They form along plate boundaries.
They form along plate boundaries.
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 plate boundaries.
Use the diagram below to answer the question.
During the collision, the oceanic plate is bent downwards as the rocks are forced down into the mantle. This collision creates a trench between the two plates and folding at the surface of the continental plate.
Which feature forms when one plate is forced to bend and dive under the other?
(1 point)
Responses
a mid-ocean ridge
a mid-ocean ridge
a deep canyon
a deep canyon
a submarine volcano
a submarine volcano
a volcanic cone
a volcanic cone
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a trench
What happens to the energy produced by blocks of Earth’s crust slipping past each other?(1 point)
Responses
It disappears at it moves through the crust.
It disappears at it moves through the crust.
It radiates outward in all directions.
It radiates outward in all directions.
It spreads out in random directions.
It spreads out in random directions.
It increases as it reaches the surface.