GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Earthquakes are usually caused when underground rock suddenly breaks and there is rapid motion along a fault. This sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake.

Detailed explanation-2: -Effects of Natural Disasters on wildlife Directly through injury or indirectly through loss of food and shelter. Wildlife is prone to the winds of a cyclone and the flames of a bushfire as any other animal. More so because the habitat upon which they rely for food and shelter is also often destroyed.

Detailed explanation-3: -These disasters result in disruption through damage to property, physical injury and death, psychological distress, displacement of individuals and families, and prolonged disruption to a broad range of services upon which communities rely.