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The plates are either moving past each other (transform boundary), toward each other (convergent boundary) or away from each other (divergent boundary). In some cases when there is a convergent boundary, one plate will be subducted under the other plate. During this process and the process occurring at a transform boundary, the plates don't slide easily past each other because they are jagged. The plates can get locked. Stress continues to build. Eventually, the stress becomes so great that the plates "pop" free. When that happens, there is a tremendous amount of energy released in the form of an earthquake.
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Which plate boundaries experience the deepest earthquakes and why?
Convergent plate boundaries where subduction occurs experience the deepest earthquakes. This is because in a subduction zone one (oceanic) lithospheric plate is being forced beneath another down into the mantle. Stresses build up within the descending pate at great depth causing earthquakes with focusses at much greater depths than earthquakes at other plate boundaries.
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.
Which of the plate boundaries can produce earthquakes?
Convergent boundaries.
Is an earthquakes a convergent or transform?
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
What plate boundaries experience the deepest earthquakes?
Subduction zones have the deepest earthquakes.
Why do some earthquakes occur inside plate boundaries in the interior of a lithospheric plate?
some earthquakes happen inside the plate because they are dumb
What is one theory of how earthquakes can occur away from lithospheric plate boundaries?
I don't know?
Why are earthquakes useful with plate boundaries?
Because they are generate and evolve from regions within the earth of crustal disturbance and lithospheric instability.
Which plate boundaries experience the deepest earthquakes and why?
Convergent plate boundaries where subduction occurs experience the deepest earthquakes. This is because in a subduction zone one (oceanic) lithospheric plate is being forced beneath another down into the mantle. Stresses build up within the descending pate at great depth causing earthquakes with focusses at much greater depths than earthquakes at other plate boundaries.
Why are earthquakes so common along plate boundaries?
because the plate boundaries will always go along with it
Where do earthquakes hit most often?
Earthquakes and volcanoes are more common along tectonic plate boundaries.
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.
Where are the Plate boundary where earthquakes are common?
they are mainly conservative plate boundaries but can be all but constructive plate boundarys by callum 11
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
What type of plate boundary produces strong earthquakes?
Any type of plate boundary can cause an earthquake. That said, areas along convergent, divergent, and transform tectonic plate boundaries are the most likely places for earthquakes to occur.
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.
Which of the plate boundaries can produce earthquakes?
Convergent boundaries.
