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Most earthquakes are caused by the movement of:
ADesert sand
BEarth plates
COcean waves
DCloud charge
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Earth plates
1. The outermost layer of the earth is not in one piece.
2. The pieces brush past or dive under one another.
3. Most earthquakes are caused by the movement of earth plates.
4. So the answer is earth plates.
_Source: NCERT Class 8 Science, Ch 12 'Some Natural Phenomena'_
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