Which scenario could be a negative consequence of an earthquake?

a. greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere
b. the power grid is temporarily or permanently disrupted
c. eutrophication block sunlight from reaching aquatic plants
d. soil and sand creep bends
the trunks of trees

I think the answer is D, soil and sand creep bends the trunks of trees.

D. Soil and sand creep bends the trunks of trees.

Explanation:

An earthquake can be define as the shaking of the earth surface. This occurs due to generation of intense seismic waves in the geosphere.

Soil and sand creep is a condition which occurs during earthquake. In this process downward movement of sand or soil takes place downhill due to the effect of gravity. This pressure exerted by the surface soil will lead to the bending of the tree trunks.

step 1: initiation

initiation is the beginning of transcription. it occurs when the enzyme rna polymerase binds to a region of a gene called the promoter. this signals the dna to unwind so the enzyme can ‘‘read’’ the bases in one of the dna strands. the enzyme is now ready to make a strand of mrna with a complementary sequence of bases.

step 2: elongation

elongation is the addition of nucleotides to the mrna strand. rna polymerase reads the unwound dna strand and builds the mrna molecule, using complementary base pairs. there is a brief time during this process when the newly formed rna is bound to the unwound dna. during this process, an adenine (a) in the dna binds to an uracil (u) in the rna.

step 3: termination

termination is the ending of transcription, and occurs when rna polymerase crosses a stop (termination) sequence in the gene. the mrna strand is complete, and it detaches from dna.

thinking it would be physical characteristics