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Earthquakes occur when two plates that were pushing against each other slip apart and all the pressure gets released causing the earthquake. And idk about volcanoes

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How many volcanoes happen on a transform boundary?

Usually none. Only earthquakes are frequent on transform boundaries since transform boundaries appear mostly in the ocean. Transform boundaries, like the San Andreas Fault, usually only produce Earthquakes. However, there are often volcanoes AT transform boundaries (like the Long Valley Caldera) as a result of shearing and the thin surface that results from California's nearby divergent boundary that allows magma to inch much closer to the surface.


What geological activity or activities happen at sliding plate boundaries?

Plate boundaries are associated with geological events such as earthquakes and creation of topographic features like the mountains, volcanoes, mid-ocean ridges, and oceanic trenches.


Where do earthquakes not happen?

Small earthquakes can happen almost anywhere on the earth's surface, however major earthquakes mainly only occur at plate boundaries or along very large faults. Earthquakes can also happen around volcanoes especially when they are due to erupt.


Where are most volcanoes and earthquakes located?

They both happen along the lithosphere (tectonic) plates. For Volcanoes- The Ring of Fire, which is where most of the volcanoes in the world happen, is along tectonic plate boundaries. For Earthquakes- Faults (cracks in the Earth's crust) form above the tectonic plates, and when the two plates of the fault slip, it releases energy, and causes an earthquake to happen.


Where in the world do earthquakes and volcanoes happen?

Earthquakes occur near faults and near the edges of plates in the earth's crust. Volcanic eruptions occur wherever a volcano is. Volcanic eruptions can occur when magma from below Earth's surface seeps through a weak spot in the crust. Volcanoes occur along plate boundaries, along the edges of plates, so this is where volcanoes occur also.

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Why does volcanoes and earthquake happen mostly in the same place?

Volcanoes usually form on plate boundaries. They form because the plates push upward against each other forming a small hole where magma can come out from the mantle. (the small hole is the where the magma comes out of on top of a volcano). Earthquakes usually are at faults lines and fault lines are near the plate boundaries. Since volcanoes and earthquakes happen usually at plate boundaries, they mostly happen in the same area.


Why the earthquake and volcanoes happen mostly in the same place?

Volcanoes usually form on plate boundaries. They form because the plates push upward against each other forming a small hole where magma can come out from the mantle. (the small hole is the where the magma comes out of on top of a volcano). Earthquakes usually are at faults lines and fault lines are near the plate boundaries. Since volcanoes and earthquakes happen usually at plate boundaries, they mostly happen in the same area.


What is the relationship between the location of earthquakes volcanoes trenches and plate boundaries?

Most earthquakes and volcanic eruptions happen along the edges of the plates.


Why do earthquakes usually occur plate boundaries?

Earthquakes are usually happen along the edges of the tectonic plates and are caused by the plates hitting together.


What type of geologic actions do you think happen at the boundaries of tetonic plates?

Volcanoes, caused by slipping plates, and earthquakes, caused by rubbing plates.


What will happen if a earthqake and a volcano meet?

Nothing of particular interest as volcanoes usually trigger earthquakes anyway.


How many volcanoes happen on a transform boundary?

Usually none. Only earthquakes are frequent on transform boundaries since transform boundaries appear mostly in the ocean. Transform boundaries, like the San Andreas Fault, usually only produce Earthquakes. However, there are often volcanoes AT transform boundaries (like the Long Valley Caldera) as a result of shearing and the thin surface that results from California's nearby divergent boundary that allows magma to inch much closer to the surface.


How volcanoes and earthquakes happen?

something about tectonic plates.....


What geological activity or activities happen at sliding plate boundaries?

Plate boundaries are associated with geological events such as earthquakes and creation of topographic features like the mountains, volcanoes, mid-ocean ridges, and oceanic trenches.


Where do earthquakes not happen?

Small earthquakes can happen almost anywhere on the earth's surface, however major earthquakes mainly only occur at plate boundaries or along very large faults. Earthquakes can also happen around volcanoes especially when they are due to erupt.


Do earthquakes often occur at at faults that are away from plate boundaries?

Yes, but not as often as earthquakes happen near plate boundaries


Where are most volcanoes and earthquakes located?

They both happen along the lithosphere (tectonic) plates. For Volcanoes- The Ring of Fire, which is where most of the volcanoes in the world happen, is along tectonic plate boundaries. For Earthquakes- Faults (cracks in the Earth's crust) form above the tectonic plates, and when the two plates of the fault slip, it releases energy, and causes an earthquake to happen.