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danielfitts88

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What is an earthquake? Under what circumstances do most large earthquakes occur?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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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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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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danielfitts88

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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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