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Do tsunamis form at plate boundaries?
Usually, yes. Most tsunamis are generated at subduction zones. However, tsunamis can occur away from plate boundaries if they are triggered by landslides or meteor impacts.
Is a hot spot found at converging oceanic plates?
Hot spots are usually found away from plate 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
Why does the Great Plains not have any volcanoes?
The Great Plains region does not have volcanoes because it is located in the central part of North America, far away from any tectonic plate boundaries where volcanic activity usually occurs. This region is also characterized by thick layers of sedimentary rock, which are not associated with volcanic activity.
Can one plate have several types of plate boundaries?
All of the tectonic plates have different types of plate boundaries, most having all three types of plate boundaries. Convergent, where the plate is subducting under another plate, divergent, where the plate is pulling away from another plate, and transform boundaries where the plates are sliding past each other.
What is a fault of a volcano?
A volcano is not a type of fault. Volcanoes can be found at convergent and divergent plate boundaries and away from plate boundaries at hot spots.
What is far away from plate boundaries but still active?
A hotspot.
Where tectonic plates move away?
At Divergent Plate Boundaries.
Do earthquakes mostly occur at faults that are away from plate boundaries?
False. Earthquakes mostly occur along faults that are at or very near to plate boundaries.
What type of fault is a volcano?
A volcano is not a type of fault. Volcanoes can be found at convergent and divergent plate boundaries and away from plate boundaries at hot spots.
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 boundaries move away from each other?
The kind of plate boundary that moves apart is a Divergent Plate Boundary
