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Select the term that best completes each of the following statements. i) The——[1]—- of an earthquake is the point on the Earth’s surface that lies directly above the origin.ii) Vertical faulting may form a cliff, otherwise known as a—–[2]—–.iii) An earthquake’s point of origin within the Earth is the—–[3]—-.iv) An—–[4]—–is the shaking of the Earth’s surface due to the instantaneous release of accumulated stress along a fault plane or from the movement of magma.v) The Earth’s crust sometimes cracks, or—–[5]—– which results in the displacement of one lithospheric plate or mass of rock relative to another.a) scarpb) earthquakec) faultsd) epicentere) focus\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{|l|}\hline\text{i) The------[1]---- of an earthquake is the point on the Earth's surface that lies directly above the origin.}\\\hline\text{ii) Vertical faulting may form a cliff, otherwise known as a-----[2]-----.}\\\hline\text{iii) An earthquake's point of origin within the Earth is the-----[3]----.}\\\hline\text{iv) An-----[4]-----is the shaking of the Earth's surface due to the instantaneous release of accumulated stress along a fault plane or from the movement of magma.}\\\hline\text{v) The Earth's crust sometimes cracks, or-----[5]----- which results in the displacement of one lithospheric plate or mass of rock relative to another.}\\\hline\end{array}\begin{array}{l|}\hline\text{a) scarp}\\\hline\text{b) earthquake}\\\hline\text{c) faults}\\\hline\text{d) epicenter}\\\hline\text{e) focus}\\\hline\end{array}\end{array}

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