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What causes earthquakes?
What causes earthquakes?
- Human activities
- Both volcanic activity and human activities
- Volcanic activity
- Movement of tectonic plates (correct)
Which regions experience the most earthquakes?
Which regions experience the most earthquakes?
- Africa, Asia, and Australia
- Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Alpide Belt, and Circum-Pacific Belt (correct)
- Antarctica, Greenland, and Iceland
- North America, South America, and Europe
Where does the circum-Pacific belt trace along?
Where does the circum-Pacific belt trace along?
- The edges of the Pacific Ocean (correct)
- The edges of the Arctic Ocean
- The edges of the Atlantic Ocean
- The edges of the Indian Ocean
What percentage of earthquakes occur in the circum-Pacific belt?
What percentage of earthquakes occur in the circum-Pacific belt?
What is the result of extreme stress in the Earth's crust?
What is the result of extreme stress in the Earth's crust?
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