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What event is the most common at a transform plate boundary?
frequent earthquakes.
Are earthquakes most common where two continental plates spread apart?
No, earthquakes are most common at plate boundaries, such as where two plates collide (convergent boundary) or slide past each other (transform boundary). Earthquakes at divergent boundaries, where plates spread apart, are generally less frequent and less powerful.
What is the most common cause of tsunamis?
Tsunami are waves caused by sudden movement of the ocean due to earthquakes, landslides on the sea floor, land slumping into the ocean, large volcanic eruptions or meteorite impact in the ocean.
Why did the people of Pompeii not run when the volcanoes earthquakes start happening?
Earthquakes are a relatively common occurrence in Italy. Most of the time they do not indicate a catastrophic event is coming.
Which events are most common at a transform plate boundary?
Earthquakes are most common at transform plate boundaries, as the plates slide past each other, causing friction and stress to build up. These boundaries are also associated with frequent small-scale faulting and occasional tsunamis resulting from underwater earthquakes. Volcanic activity is less common at transform plate boundaries compared to divergent or convergent boundaries.
What data do geologists uses to see where earthquakes are most common?
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What data do geologists use to see where are most common?
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Where do earthquakes hit most often?
Earthquakes and volcanoes are more common along tectonic plate boundaries.
What event is the most common at a transform plate boundary?
frequent earthquakes.
Where in the world are earthquakes more common?
Earthquakes are most common where plates of the crusts collide or separate and especially in the Pacific ring of fire. The pacific ring of fire is a chain of volcanoes and earthquakes along the edges of the Pacific ocean.
What damages are most common to buildings?
in earthquakes, houses fall or collapse inward.
Can happen almost anywhere but in the US are most common on the West Coast?
earthquakes
What area is most common for earthquakes to happen?
The Ring of Fire which is in the Pacific Ocean.
What event is most common at a transform plate boundary?
Frequent Earthquakes, -k12
What is Tokyo's most frequent disaster?
Earthquakes are th most common natural disaster to to hit Japan.
In what area of the world are Earthquakes most common?
Earthquakes are most common where plates of the crusts collide or separate and especially in the Pacific ring of fire. The pacific ring of fire is a chain of volcanoes and earthquakes along the edges of the Pacific ocean.
What are the three types of earhquakes?
The three types of earthquakes are tectonic earthquakes, volcanic earthquakes, and collapse earthquakes. Tectonic earthquakes are the most common and are caused by the movement of earth's plates. Volcanic earthquakes occur in association with volcanic activity, while collapse earthquakes happen in underground mines and caverns.
