1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Alla [95]
2 years ago
11

Earthquakes occur when movement along a fault is

Geography
1 answer:
SVEN [57.7K]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

quick and sudden

Explanation:

The forces that move the plates create stresses within the Earth's crust, and can cause the crust to suddenly fracture. The area of contact between the two fractured crustal masses is called a fault. Earthquakes result from sudden movements along faults, creating a release of energy.

hope this is correct and i hope this helped have a great rest of your day :)

You might be interested in
Which of these an opinion?
tekilochka [14]
The answer to this is D
7 0
3 years ago
The philosopher who taught that reason was most important in government was:
marissa [1.9K]
I am pretty sure the best answer that I can give you is Aristotle, based on my previous knowledge of the topic. Have a great day.
6 0
3 years ago
Which of the following are characteristics of early human settlements?
klasskru [66]
The answer is A.......
6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
New Orleans, located near the mouth of The Mississippi River is an example of _________
vredina [299]

Answer:

New Orleans, located near the mouth of The Mississippi River is an example of <u>relative</u><u> </u><u>locat</u><u>ion</u><u>.</u>

<em>Hope</em><em> this</em><em> answer</em><em> correct</em><em> </em><em>:</em><em>)</em>

3 0
2 years ago
Describe the effect of untreated wastewater on the chemical, physical and biological quality of urban streams or rivers.
aleksklad [387]

Answer:

<u>Waste water is any water that is affected by human use and is combination of all domestic, industrial and agricultural stuff</u>s.

Explanation:

  • It can be also called as the stormwater or surface runoff, or sewer infiltration. This type of water can include the domestic wastes involved in households like toilet flushes, dishwashers, washing machines, and detergents. This type of water in developing countries if often treated with septic tanks, drain fields, and onsite sewage systems.
  • Chemical or physical pollutants include heavy metals, organic and inorganic soluble matter such as urea, gases as hydrogen sulfide, various oxides and toxins of pesticides and methane.
  • Use of micropollutants like plastics, and thermal pollutants like heat energies derived from the power station and industrial manufactures. Certain biological sources of pollutants like Bacteria, Virus, and Protozoa, and parasites like organisms.
  • It can include parasitic like insects, arthropods, and others that reduce the biological oxygen capacity of the freshwater stream and decline in the fish population due to the nutrification of water and contaminants due to the wastewaters.
3 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • What do several different populations living together make?
    15·1 answer
  • In our Weathering/Erosion/Deposition Intro, we learned that our land changes over time through three processes:
    6·2 answers
  • When the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, it is _______ in the Northern Hemisphere and _______ in the Southern Hemi
    15·2 answers
  • The use of sustainable principles that minimize the use of non-renewable resources and seek to prevent air, water, and ground co
    11·1 answer
  • Name the following<br><br>the phenomenon of migration into a place is ​
    9·1 answer
  • What says that a whole is equal to the some of its parts
    8·1 answer
  • What items are matter?
    9·2 answers
  • What is the process called in which pressure on sediment causes clasts to stick together?
    8·2 answers
  • As a fire rages through a forest, a large boulder is heated quickly. This rapid change in temperature causes the outer layer of
    9·1 answer
  • What helped industrialization in the south
    14·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!