Anatomy of Earthquakes

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

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)

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

<p>Irregular pieces of Earth's crust that move in relation to each other</p> Signup and view all the answers

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