Plate Tectonics Answers

Which best explains why earthquakes sometimes occur in the same locations as mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys?

Study the image.

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

Sometimes earthquakes occur at a boundary between the Indian and Eurasian Plates. The collisions of these two continental plates formed the Himalayan mountain range.Based on this information, which type of boundary exists between the Indian and Eurasian Plates?

Study this map of the world.

Study the image of a plate boundary.

Many earthquakes occur near mid-ocean ridges but do not destroy or form new crust. Instead, plates slip past each other. Which kind of boundary is found at these earthquake locations?

In which two places do divergent boundaries occur?

Into which layer of the Earth do plate boundaries extend?

Where is a divergent boundary most likely to be found?