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Roads and earthquakes

This task is about diagrams that show what could happen to a road in an earthquake.

Here is a drawing of a road seen from above.

These two diagrams show how the piece of land on which the road is built could be affected by earthquakes.

Diagram A

Diagram B

a) Diagram A below shows how the land where a road is built could be affected by earthquakes.

Which of these cross sections (1, 2, or 3) would show diagram A?

b) Diagram B shows how the land where a road is built could be affected by earthquakes.

Which of these cross sections (1, 2, or 3) would show diagram A?