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Where do most present day faults occur?
Most present-day faults occur along boundaries. The three types of geologic boundaries are transform boundaries, divergent boundaries and convergent boundaries.
What types of boundaries do subduction zones occur?
Convergent Boundaries!
Convergent boundaries occur where?
mountain ranges
Do divergent boundaries have earthquakes?
Earthquakes can, and do, occur at divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries.
What type of plate boundary does compression occur?
Converging Plate Boundaries
On which type of plate boundary do island arcs occur?
convergent boundaries
Types of plate boundries?
The three main types of plate boundaries are divergent, convergent, and transform. Divergent boundaries occur where plates move apart, creating new crust. Convergent boundaries occur where plates collide and can result in subduction zones or mountain formation. Transform boundaries occur where plates slide past each other horizontally.
WHAT ARE THE GEOLOGIC processes events that will occur because of this plate movement?
What are geologic processes/vents that will occur because of this plate movement?
What geologic land for that occur at a convergent boundary?
At a convergent boundary, geologic features that can form include mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic arcs. Subduction zones are also common at convergent boundaries, where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another. These processes can lead to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the formation of new rock formations.
What geologic events occur at a transform boundary?
Earthquakes can occur at a transform boundary.
What geologic features are associated with each type of convergent boundary?
Subduction zones, trenches and volcanic islands: the boundary that is oceanic. Trenches and volcanic islands: an oceanic-continental boundary. Folded mountain ranges: a continental and continental collision.
What geologic events are likely to take place at convergent plate boundaries?
At convergent plate boundaries, subduction can occur where one plate is forced beneath another, resulting in earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountain ranges. Collision can also happen when two plates both resist subduction, leading to intense earthquakes and the uplift of large mountain belts. Additionally, the melting of crustal rocks can lead to the formation of magma and volcanic eruptions.
