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What does divergent plate boundaries cause?
they cause earthquakes
What cause divergent plate boundaries?
they cause earthquakes
Do earthquakes happen when a continental or oceanic plate moves over a hot spot?
Earthquakes happen because of continental plate shifts. Oceanic plate shifts cause title waves.
What is the main cause of earthquake's?
The main cause of earthquakes is when there is a sudden movement of various plate boundaries or when plates scrape against each other. Some earthquakes are also caused from old plate boundaries or faults. Many earthquakes happen at faults, such as the San Andreas Fault in California.
How do the plate boundaries cause or contribute to hazards?
Plate boundaries can cause hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. At convergent boundaries, where plates collide, the intense pressure can lead to earthquakes and volcanic activity. Transform boundaries, where plates slide past each other, can also cause earthquakes. Additionally, divergent boundaries, where plates move apart, can result in volcanic eruptions and earthquakes as magma rises to the surface.
Can earthquakes affect plate tectonics?
Earthquakes are a result of the movement of tectonic plates, not the cause. While earthquakes can provide valuable data about the behavior of different plate boundaries, they do not directly affect the overall movement of tectonic plates.
What four types of plate movements can cause earthquakes?
The four types of plate movements that can cause earthquakes are convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, transform boundaries, and subduction zones. These movements can result in the buildup of stress within the Earth's crust, which may eventually be released in the form of an earthquake.
What does movement along plate boundaries cause?
Earthquakes, volcanoes to erupt, mountains, etc...
What type of plate boundary produces strong earthquakes?
Any type of plate boundary can cause an earthquake. That said, areas along convergent, divergent, and transform tectonic plate boundaries are the most likely places for earthquakes to occur.
Which type of disaster is caused by convergent plate movement?
The most common natural disasters that are a direct result of convergent boundaries and their shifts are earthquakes.
What do movement of earth's crust along the plate boundaries produce?
it produces earthquakes normally, depends how it shifts. sometimes it forms fold mountains
What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
