GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

SEISMOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At which plate boundary do only earthquakes occur (no other landforms created)?
A
Convergent
B
Divergent
C
Transform
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Transform plate boundaries are where plates slide laterally past one another, producing shallow earthquakes but little or no volcanic activity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Convergent plate boundaries A convergent plate boundary, also known as a destructive plate boundary, usually involves an oceanic plate and a continental plate. The plates move towards one another and this movement can cause earthquakes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Transform boundaries typically produce large, shallow-focus earthquakes. Although earthquakes do occur in the central regions of plates, these regions do not usually have large earthquakes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Transform faults are found where plates slide past one another. An example of a transform-fault plate boundary is the San Andreas fault, along the coast of California and northwestern Mexico. Earthquakes at transform faults tend to occur at shallow depths and form fairly straight linear patterns.

Detailed explanation-5: -This is known as a transform plate boundary. As the plates rub against each other, huge stresses can cause portions of the rock to break, resulting in earthquakes. Places where these breaks occur are called faults. A well-known example of a transform plate boundary is the San Andreas Fault in California.

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