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danielfitts88

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on: Jul 14, 2018
What is an earthquake? Under what circumstances do most large earthquakes occur?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

As the temperature of air is reduced to its dew point, which of these is most likely to occur?
 
  A) melting
  B) freezing
  C) condensation
  D) evaporation
  E) supercooling


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

An earthquake is the ground shaking because of the sudden release of stored energy through the sudden and rapid slippage of crustal blocks along a fault. Most large earthquakes occur in association with plate boundaries, specifically locked subduction zones.

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Excellent

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