GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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moraines
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weathering
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earthquakes
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erosion
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most earthquakes are caused by the release of stresses accumulated as a result of the rupture of rocks along opposing fault planes in the Earth’s outer crust. These fault planes are typically found along borders of the Earth’s 10 tectonic plates.
Detailed explanation-2: -Over 80 per cent of large earthquakes occur around the edges of the Pacific Ocean, an area known as the ‘Ring of Fire’; this where the Pacific plate is being subducted beneath the surrounding plates. The Ring of Fire is the most seismically and volcanically active zone in the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -Induced Earthquakes. Induced quakes are caused by human activity, like tunnel construction, filling reservoirs and implementing geothermal or fracking projects. Volcanic Earthquakes. Volcanic quakes are associated with active volcanism. Collapse Earthquakes.