EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Along mountain slopes, heavy rocks fall, creating shocks that travel through the land.
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At transform plate boundaries, tectonic plates rub against each other with great force.
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During flooding, water exerts pressure on the land, causing wide cracks in the ground.
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During thunderstorms, lightning generates shocks that pass through the Earth’s crust.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. At transform plate boundaries, tectonic plates rub against each other with great force, making earthquakes most likely to occur. So, the correct option is (C).
Detailed explanation-2: -Earthquakes are usually caused when underground rock suddenly breaks and there is rapid motion along a fault. This sudden release of energy causes the seismic waves that make the ground shake.
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: -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-5: -While most earthquakes are caused by the slipping of tectonic plates, minor earthquakes can also be caused by volcanic eruptions, collapse of rock formations on Earth’s surface, or underground explosions.