Earthquakes and volcanoes are caused by ___________.

sudden exogenic forces

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sudden endogenic forces

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diastrophic forces

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slow-moving exogenic forces

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Solution

The correct option is B sudden endogenic forces
Endogenic forces can be slow-moving or quick and sudden. Earthquakes and volcanoes are examples of changes caused on the surface of the Earth by sudden endogenic forces.

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