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Is divergent plate movement associated with the strongest earthquakes?
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∙ 13y ago
Although earthquakes can occur anywhere on the planet with little or no warning, the strongest earthquakes occur near the plate boundaries, as the plates converge (collide), diverge (move away from another)
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What shapes resist earthquakes?
There are no shapes that can resist earthquakes, but the strongest shape (as we all know (Hopefully)) the triangle is the strongest but is useless to earthquakes. if you want something to hold stuff still during one. you will possibly need springs. they help for dampening the movement back and forth.
Divergent plate movement?
Divergent plates are plates that are moving away from each other.
What is the result of plates of earth pushing together or convergent movement?
Formation of mountains, together with the associated volcanoes and earthquakes. The prime/best example is the Indian sub-contiant (India) moving north into the Asiatic plate. The result is the Himalaya Mountains, & earthquakes in the region.
What is the vibration caused when there is movement along a fault?
It causes and earthquake
What caused the 2004 indoneisan tsunami - a divergent convergent or transform plate movement?
It was a thrust fault, a covergent plate movement.
What is the type of movement that is usually associated with the weakest earthquake?
Well, the weakest earthquakes form at divergent boundaries, therefore, weaker earthquakes form where plates pull apart from each other
What two types of natural disaster are associated with plate movement?
Earthquakes and volcanoes! Also earthquakes can in turn cause tsunami.
How do divergent boundaries form volcanoes?
no yes and symp
What shapes resist earthquakes?
There are no shapes that can resist earthquakes, but the strongest shape (as we all know (Hopefully)) the triangle is the strongest but is useless to earthquakes. if you want something to hold stuff still during one. you will possibly need springs. they help for dampening the movement back and forth.
Which two natural disasters are commonly associated with the movement of tectonic plates?
Earthquakes and volcanoes. Earthquakes may also cause tsunami.
How do earthquakes cause deformed ground surface?
There are a few ways this can happen. First, earthquakes are associated with movement along faults. This movement can alter the surface terrain. The shaking of an earthquake can also cause wet soil and sediment to behave like a liquid.
Divergent plate movement?
Divergent plates are plates that are moving away from each other.
What type of plate movement forms volcanoes in iceland?
Divergent plate movement.
Why can earthquakes signal volcanic eruption?
The movement of magma can cause movement in the surrounding rock, resulting in earthquakes.
What are the three plates move?
1. Convergent movement 2. Divergent movement 3. Shear movement
What type of movement occurs at divergent boundaries?
I cant
What type of plate movement is able to produce a chain of islands?
the divergent plate movement
