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A sudden shift of the earth's crust along a fault could result in an earthquake.

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Q: What happenes if the earth's crust moves suddenly along a fault?
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What happened if the earths crust move suddenly along fault?

The result is commonly known as an earthquake.


Where do folds in the earths crust form?

along tectonic plate boundaries.


What you mean by volcanos?

A volcano is a vent (opening) in the earths crust through which molten materials erupts suddenly.


What often occurs along faults or breaks in earths crust where movement occurs?

earthquakes


What is a break in the earths crust along which blocks of cross slide related to one another?

It is a fault.


What is the term for the sudden movement of rock along fractures of faults in the earths crust?

The term is 'earthquake'.


What often occurs along faults or breaks in earths crust where movements occur?

fault


What is the earths crust made up of?

the earths crust consists of large amt of igneous rocks ,along with smaller amt of sedimentary and metamorphie rocks.


Earths crust is part of the?

The earths crust is a part of the outermost layer.


How do you get silicon out of earths crust?

Silicon is a mixture of the minerals of the earths crust. so.... silicon isn't something from the earths crust. -thanks for your question.


What is the scientific defeniton of a fault?

A crack in Earths's crust along which rocks move. It is created by a transform boundary.


What happens if the earths crust moves suddley along a fault?

The sudden movement could result in an earthquake.