An earthquake occurs in California along the San Andreas Fault. would people in San Francisco, California be able to feel the earthquake? pick the correct answer. a. yes because the movement in the earths crust creates seismic waves that transfer energy through the rock from one place to another b. yes because the movement in the earth create seismic waves that transfer rock, not energy, from one place to another. c. no because the movement in the earth create seismic waves that do not transfer energy through the rock from one place to another. d. no because the movement in the earth create seismic waves that transf

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An earthquake occurs in California along the San Andreas Fault. would people in San Francisco, California be able to feel the earthquake? pick the correct answer.

a. yes because the movement in the earths crust creates seismic waves that transfer energy through the rock from one place to another

b. yes because the movement in the earth create seismic waves that transfer rock, not energy, from one place to another.

c. no because the movement in the earth create seismic waves that do not transfer energy through the rock from one place to another.

d. no because the movement in the earth create seismic waves that transf

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