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Why do areas away from plate boundaries are not affected by earthquakes?
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Plate boundaries, as the San Andreas fault demonstrates, are likely to cause earthquakes as sudden releases of stored energy occur when the two plates suddenly slip past each other. Naturally the further you are from the plate boundary the less intense the effect of quakes.
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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.
Deep-focus earthquakes are associated with what plate boundaries?
destructive or convergent boundaries
ARE Earthquakes more frequent and stronger in areas with currently active plate boundaries?
Of course they are!
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.
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.
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
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.
What plate boundary do earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes occur at all 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
Do most severe earthquakes occur at plate boundaries or in the middle of plates?
Plate Boundaries
Which type of plate boundaries produce the most devastating earthquakes?
Convergent plate boundaries.
Where do earthquakes occur the most - near plate boundaries or far away from plate boundaries?
Near plate boundaries. (Thank you teacher for explaining)
Earthquakes and occur at plate boundaries?
Volcanoes
