2. Put these steps in sequence to explain how bending of rocks along tectonic plates can produce an earthquake.
1. Rocks at the edges of the plates break
2. Rock at the edges of the plates rebound
3. Shock waves vibrate from rocks.
4. Rocks at the edges of plates bend.
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Answer:
The answer is 4123
Explanation:
A combination of elastic and brittle behavior causes earthquakes.
Rocks get bent in an elastic fashion until they reach their limit, then they
break in brittle fashion. The rocks on either side of a break act like rubber
bands and snap back into their original shape. The snap is an earthquake.
The break along which the rocks slide back to their original shape is a fault.
Therefore, the rocks first bend and when they reach their limit, they break. The rocks on either side of a break line then acts like rubber bands and snap them back which causes an earthquake. Then the break along the rocks slide back to their original shape is a fault.
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