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What results when the strain builds up and causes the rocks to break and shift?
earthquake
What builds stress up and helps release that stress during an earthquake?
the elastic rebound theory
Why do the chances of an earthquake increase rather than decrease as time passes since the last earthquake?
stress builds up on a fault line over time and then releases all of the stress in an earthquake.
Why are there earthquakes on earth?
Friction between shifting tectonic plates builds up, and the energy release causes an earthquake.
As plates move what happens when pressure builds up and then rocks break?
When pressure builds up along a fault line, eventually the rocks will break along that fault, causing an earthquake. The sudden release of built-up pressure sends seismic waves that shake the ground, causing the movement we feel during an earthquake.
What will happen when stress builds up in a tectonic plate and the plates collide?
When that happens a earthquake is produced.
Why do the chances of earthquakes increase rather than decrease as time passes since the last earthquake?
The chances of earthquakes increase over time because stress builds up along tectonic plate boundaries, eventually leading to a release of energy in the form of an earthquake. As more time passes without a release of this stress, the likelihood of an earthquake occurring also increases.
What happens when pressure builds up along a fault?
When pressure builds up along a fault, it can result in an earthquake as the stored energy is released through sudden movement along the fault line. This movement can cause the rocks on either side of the fault to slip, producing seismic waves that we feel as shaking on the Earth's surface.
What molecule builds up in muscles to make them function anaerobically?
lactate
How does earthquake occur?
An earthquake occurs when there is a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust, causing the ground to shake. This release of energy is usually caused by the movement of tectonic plates along faults. As the plates try to move past each other, stress builds up until it is released in the form of an earthquake.
What do they do with the rubble from an earthquake?
They grind it up and make concrete out of it.
Causes and nature of an earthquake?
An earthquake is caused by the shifting of the tectonic plates that make up the earth's crust. Because of magma circulation in the mantle (due to difference in temperature closer and further away from the crust), the plates slowly slide against each other. Sometimes, the plates catch, and a large amount of pressure slowly builds up. When the plates eventually jolt out of being caught, the pressure is released in a sudden burst and causes an earthquake.
