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Question
When waves divert from each other, what do they create?
Options
Compression
Tension
Mountain
MCQ
Solution
Tension
Explanation:
When the energy waves within the earth’s mantle move away from each other, they create tension on the layers of rock surrounding the waves leading to fractures in the earth’s crust.
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