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What is the lithosphere?
What is the lithosphere?
- The crust and upper mantle that make up tectonic plates (correct)
- The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- The outermost layer of the Earth's surface
- The place inside Earth’s crust where an earthquake originates
What causes the energy release as seismic waves during an earthquake?
What causes the energy release as seismic waves during an earthquake?
- The formation of fault zones
- The irregular motion of the ground beneath us
- The combination of gravity and rising heat from Earth's core
- When tectonic plates finally give and slip (correct)
What is the epicenter of an earthquake?
What is the epicenter of an earthquake?
- The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake (correct)
- The outermost layer of the Earth's surface
- The large pieces of crust formed by the combination of gravity and rising heat from Earth's core
- The place inside Earth’s crust where an earthquake originates
What are tectonic plates?
What are tectonic plates?
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What is the focus of an earthquake?
What is the focus of an earthquake?
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