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Mountains are not required for an earthquake to occur. Recently, in flat areas such as Kansas and Oklahoma, earthquakes have been on the rise.

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If an earthquake happens mountains form.They form when plates push together because of the earthquake.

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No. An Earthquake must occur along a fault. However, not all faults are near plate boundaries.

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Do mountains prevent earthquake shocks?

Mountains do not prevent earthquakes, in fact mountains were created by the occurrence of earthquakes.


What is the connection between mountains and plate boundaries?

mountains are usually formed on plate boundaries because earthquakes happen at plate boundaries. earthquakes can form mountains.


What have earthquakes got to do with mountains?

when some earthquakes come they make the ground or surface of the earth uneven which sometimes form mountains


How are mountains and earthquakes the same?

They aren't.


How are earthquakes and mountains alike?

They are NOT alike.


What area has mountains but no earthquakes?

California


What is responsible for earthquakes and volcanos and mountains?

Gravity


Do earthquakes help mountains form?

yes


How are earthquakes and plate boundaries connected?

by mountains . (:


Do earthquakes make mountains?

No.Mountains are the result of continental drift an volcanic activity. Earthquakes are also the result of continental drift an volcanic activity. Thus the two go together but the earthquakes do not cause the mountains.


What Type of landform result at a convergent boundary?

mountains, volcanoes. earthquakes also, but earthquakes are not a landform.


How were the galty mountains formed?

earthquakes and vocanoes and faults!