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Which continent or continents seem to be totally safe from earthquakes?
Antartica most likely
On the West Coast of United States is most likely to get earthquakes?
Yes, the west coast of the United States is the most likely to get earthquakes.
Where are the majority of earthquakes and volcanoes in relation to the plate boundaries?
Most earthquakes occur on plate boundaries such as Japan and Chile and most volcanoes occur in diverging plate boundaries like Dallol and Iceland and the Pacific Ring of Fire like Ecuador and Indonesia
States that sections of active faults that have had few earthquakes are likely to sites of strong earthquakes?
gap hypothesis
Are volcanoes and earthquakes more likely in North Carolina?
More likely than where? please make your questions unambiguous. In general the east side of the US is less likely to have earthquakes and volcanoes as compared to the west side.
When are earthquakes most likely to happen?
When the tectonic plates move underneath the continents.
Which continent or continents seem to be totally safe from earthquakes?
Antartica most likely
What continents don't have earthquakes?
Earthquakes occur on all of the continents, even Antarctica.
Why land is divided into seven continents?
The division of land into seven continents is a historical and cultural convention that originated with the ancient Greeks. This division is based on a combination of geological features, tectonic plate boundaries, and traditional boundaries. It helps to categorize and organize different regions of the Earth's surface for easier communication and study.
Where are earthquakes or volcanoes likely to occur?
The answer is that earthquakes and volcanoes are most frequent along Tectonic plate boundaries, these are the natural pieces that the continents and oceans are on.
What movement causes continents to grow outward?
Earthquakes
Why did the continents move?
they move because the earthquakes happen
When two continents collide what forms?
When two continents collide, they can form mountain ranges through a process called continental collision. The pressure and forces generated by the collision cause the Earth's crust to uplift and fold, leading to the creation of large mountain systems. An example of this is the Himalayas, which formed when the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate.
Do earthquakes occur in the edges of the continents?
yes it comes on the coast
What continent or continents seem to be totally safe from earthquakes?
florida
What is cause by continents colliding?
Earthquakes, follwed by tidal waves.
Why do earthquakes and volcanoes occur near the edges of the continents?
maybe
