Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates ___ one another

A. Push against
B. Slip under
C. Slide past
D. All of the above

Brain dead at the moment.

Earthquakes (the release of energy) takes place when one block of rock moves past another. There are only two answers provided that indicate movement, b, slip and c. slide. Answer a. push, may provide the force for an earthquake but there can be a lot of pushing taking place but no movement and thus no earthquake.

The person who came up with these answers is brain dead, not you.

D, I think

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