SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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in the middle of the ocean.
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in the middle of continents.
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where tectonic plates meet (boundaries).
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in Earth’s polar regions
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Detailed explanation-1: -About 80% of earthquakes occur where plates are pushed together, called convergent boundaries . Another form of convergent boundary is a collision where two continental plates meet head-on.
Detailed explanation-2: -Plate Tectonics Most volcanoes form at the boundaries of Earth’s tectonic plates. These plates are huge slabs of the Earth’s crust and upper mantle, which fit together like pieces of a puzzle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Most earthquakes and volcanoes happen at plate boundaries because in between plates there is a lot of activity, meaning tectonic plate movement (convection forces that rock deformation and construction of faults and fractures).
Detailed explanation-4: -At a convergent plate boundary, one plate dives or “subducts” beneath the other, resulting in a variety of earthquakes and a line of volcanoes on the overriding plate.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Earth’s crust (the outer layer of the planet) is made up of several pieces called tectonic plates and most earthquakes occur along their edges.