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Plate Tectonics

Question 10 • 2026-27 AL-Earth and Space Science

Occasionally earthquakes occur as a result of collisions along oceanic-continental convergent boundaries. Where do these earthquakes most likely occur?

Answer
A
on land but close to oceans
B
inland, far from the coast
C
in the middle of the oceans
D
anywhere there are mountains

Explanation

At an oceanic-continental convergent boundary, the denser oceanic plate sinks beneath the continental plate. The plates collide near the continent’s edge, so earthquakes most likely occur on land close to the ocean. Inland far from the coast and the middle of the ocean are less likely locations for these boundary earthquakes.

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