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What causes the shaking during an earthquake?
What causes the shaking during an earthquake?
- Underground volcanic activity
- Movement of tectonic plates (correct)
- Release of air pressure from the Earth's core
- Impact of meteorites
Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?
Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?
- In the middle of continents
- Underneath oceanic trenches
- Near the Earth's equator
- Near tectonic plate boundaries (correct)
What is a seismograph used for in relation to earthquakes?
What is a seismograph used for in relation to earthquakes?
- Generating artificial seismic activity
- Measuring and recording seismic waves (correct)
- Predicting the exact time of an earthquake
- Preventing earthquakes from occurring
