The place where Earth's crust actually moves is the ________ of an earthquake

A) focus
B) fault crust
C) epicenter
D) wave front


Answer: A

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A cloud-to-ground lightning discharge will sometimes appear to flicker. This is because?

a. ?you are able to see charges. b. ?you are barely able to distinguish separate return strokes. c. ?the bright light causes you to blink. d. ?of refraction caused by turbulent thunderstorm winds. e. ?your eyes momentarily get blinded by lightning.

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According the continental drift hypothesis, continents had once been joined together to form a single huge supercontinent called:

a. Rodinia b. Pannotia c. Pangaea d. Caledonian

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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