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What is the explanation for the generation of earthquakes near plate boundaries?
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∙ 11y ago
The cause of earthquakes in those particular places is due to plate tectonics, where plates pull apart and slide by each other, or collide. These plates shift up against each other, and this causes an earthquake. The plate tectonic boundaries are where these earthquakes occur, and they won't occur in the middle of America since there is no fault line or plate tectonic boundaries.
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Do earthquakes occur in plate interiors?
yes earthquakes happen at all types of plate boundaries but most of them occur at destructive, collisional, and conservative plate boundaries
Do earthquakes most often occur at faults that are away from plate boundary?
Earthquakes infrequently occur away from plate boundaries. Most earthquakes occur at plate boundaries because of the stress caused by the interacting plates.
Are plate tectonic plate boundaries?
No, plate boundaries is part of the explanation of the Plate Tectonic theory:)
Which type of plate boundaries produce the most devastating earthquakes?
Convergent plate boundaries.
Where do earthquakes occur the most - near plate boundaries or far away from plate boundaries?
Near plate boundaries. (Thank you teacher for explaining)
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.
Do earthquakes occur in plate interiors?
yes earthquakes happen at all types of plate boundaries but most of them occur at destructive, collisional, and conservative plate boundaries
Do earthquakes most often occur at faults that are away from plate boundary?
Earthquakes infrequently occur away from plate boundaries. Most earthquakes occur at plate boundaries because of the stress caused by the interacting plates.
What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
Which of the plate boundaries can produce earthquakes?
Convergent boundaries.
Do earthquakes often occur at at faults that are away from plate boundaries?
Yes, but not as often as earthquakes happen near plate boundaries
Are plate tectonic plate boundaries?
No, plate boundaries is part of the explanation of the Plate Tectonic theory:)
Do most severe earthquakes occur at plate boundaries or in the middle of plates?
Plate Boundaries
Which type of plate boundaries produce the most devastating earthquakes?
Convergent plate boundaries.
Where do earthquakes occur the most - near plate boundaries or far away from plate boundaries?
Near plate boundaries. (Thank you teacher for explaining)
Is an earthquakes a convergent or transform?
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
Earthquakes and occur at plate boundaries?
Volcanoes
