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Why are earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely to be found at tectonic-plate boundaries?
Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found at tectonic plate boundaries due to the movement and interaction of the Earth's plates. When plates collide, pull apart, or slide past each other, they can cause stress that leads to seismic activity, resulting in earthquakes. Additionally, the movement of plates can create conditions for magma to rise to the surface, forming volcanoes. These dynamic processes make plate boundaries hotspots for geological activity.
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Where are earthquakes or volcanoes likely to occur?
Earthquakes are likely to occur along tectonic plate boundaries where there is movement and stress in the Earth's crust. Volcanoes are likely to occur at convergent plate boundaries, divergent plate boundaries, and hotspots where magma from the Earth's mantle reaches the surface.
Do seismologists also study volcanoes?
They do occasionally, and they sometimes help vulcanologists. This is because volcanoes generate earthquakes, and analyzing patterns in these earthquakes can help to tell if a volcano is likely to erupt soon.
What boundaries that are least likely to have active volcanoes?
Boundaries that are least likely to have active volcanoes are divergent boundaries where tectonic plates move away from each other, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. At these boundaries, the magma rises to the surface in a more gentle manner, resulting in less explosive volcanic activity.
In which area are volcanoes more likely to happen?
Volcanoes are more likely to happen along the boundaries of tectonic plates, such as the Ring of Fire around the Pacific Ocean, where plates collide or separate, allowing magma to rise to the surface. This is where most of the Earth's volcanoes are located.
Which of these convergent plate boundaries are active volcanoes not likely to be located?
Arabian Plate and Eurasian plate
Where are earthquakes or volcanoes likely to occur?
Earthquakes are likely to occur along tectonic plate boundaries where there is movement and stress in the Earth's crust. Volcanoes are likely to occur at convergent plate boundaries, divergent plate boundaries, and hotspots where magma from the Earth's mantle reaches the surface.
Are Brazil likely to have earthquakes and volcanoes why?
No. This is because it is not near the plate boundaries
Why are volcanoes and earthquakes found together?
The majority of earth's volcanoes and earthquakes occur near the boundaries of tectonic plates. Therefore, an area that has volcanoes is likely to be prone to earthquake as well.
Fault boundaries are especally likely to cause earthquakes?
Transform boundaries are particularly likely to cause earthquakes.
What pattern do you see among plates boundaries earthquakes and volcanoes?
most earthquakes occur at the plate boundaries because the plate boundaries are the weakest zones and earthquakes are likely to occur there . you can also take help from science ncert of 8 class.
Volcanoes and earthquakes are likely to occur?
Yes, they are likely to occur.
What are volcanoes and earthquakes likely to occur?
If you mean "where" earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely to occur it is in what's called the "ring of fire" which is the coastal ring around the Pacific Ocean.
Are volcanoes and earthquakes more likely in North Carolina?
More likely than where? please make your questions unambiguous. In general the east side of the US is less likely to have earthquakes and volcanoes as compared to the west side.
When are Volcanoes and earthquakes are likely to occur?
They are more likely to occur on places/countries that are on Tectonic plate boundaries. This is because a tectonic plate boundary is when earth is raised above the normal level causing the ground to shake. When the earth rises it can form small volcanoes that get bigger and it will erupt a lot after then. :D
Where is earthquakes natural disaster most likely to occur?
On plate boundaries .
Why are earthquakes and volcanoes more likely to happen in the ocean?
The Earth is 70% ocean.
Do seismologists also study volcanoes?
They do occasionally, and they sometimes help vulcanologists. This is because volcanoes generate earthquakes, and analyzing patterns in these earthquakes can help to tell if a volcano is likely to erupt soon.
