<span>The correct answer is plate tectonics. The outermost shell of Earth, called the lithosphere, is partitioned into different tectonic plates (7 or 8 major ones). When a plate breaks along what are called faults, there is a release of energy, which causes seismic waves (the ground shaking). This shaking then causes several plates to rub against each other, and when they break, the earthquake results.</span>
A slow change to the earth's surface would be the formation of mountain ranges over millions of years due to the shifting of tectonic plates under the earth. Also, another slow change could be considered erosion or weathering. Two rapid changes could be landslides and earthquakes.
Answer:
They have small crystals.
Explanation:
Extrusive igneous rocks form when lava reaches the Earth's surface a volcano and cools quickly. Most extrusive or volcanic rocks have small crystals. Examples include basalt, rhyolite, andesite, and obsidian. Intrusive, or plutonic, igneous rocks form when magma cools slowly below the Earth's surface.
