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Briefly describe the concept of elastic rebound. Develop an analogy other than a rubber band to illustrate this concept.

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Briefly describe the concept of elastic rebound. Develop an analogy other than a rubber band to illustrate this concept.

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Q:Briefly describe the concept of elastic rebound. Develop an analogy other than a rubberband to illustrate this concept. Solution:Elastic Rebound Theory:Elastic rebound theory was developed by H.F Reid after his extensive work on earthquakes andits causes. He started studying the causes of earthquakes after the San Francisco earthquake of1906.He found that the tectonic plates also have a horizontal movement as well as a verticalmovement. The horizontal movement was seen during 1906 earthquakes as the pacific platemade a sudden movement northward past the North-American plate.This movem

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