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What causes the most destruction from earthquakes?

when fault movement causes magma to break through the crust causing volcanoes

when the ground shakes violently

collapsing structures, fires, electrical lines, and tsunamis

when large cracks open in the Earth's crust swallowing structures and people

User Vladon
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Answer: collapsing structures, fires, electrical lines, and tsunamis

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The effects of earthquakes such as falling structures or tsunamis are much more dangerous to humans than the actual shaking of the earthquake.

(This was the explanation from the test)

User Sumudu Fernando
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Answer: t would be A because the collapsing of structures makes the destruction and statement B is just the definition of an earthquake along with D

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