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Earthquakes are caused by – |
A. | Denudation |
B. | Tectonism |
C. | Earth revolution |
D. | Earth rotation |
Answer» B. Tectonism | |
Explanation: Earthquakes result from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Most occur along plate boundaries. Tectonic earth-quakes occur anywhere in the earth where there is sufficient stored elastic strain energy to drive fracture propagation along a fault plane. |
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