At transform plate boundaries: A. volcanoes are common, but earthquakes do not occur. B. both earthquakes and volcanoes are common. C. earthquakes are common, but volcanoes are absent.

Question

Geography

Kathleen Welch

29 September, 04:21

At transform plate boundaries: A. volcanoes are common, but earthquakes do not occur. B. both earthquakes and volcanoes are common. C. earthquakes are common, but volcanoes are absent.

+3

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Jaron Chaney · Answer 1

B. both earthquakes and volcanoes are common.

Explanation:

Transform Plate Boundaries are locations where two tectonic plates slide against one another. There are three types of plate boundaries: convergent, divergent, and transform.

When 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 fault is the San Andreas Fault in California and the Alpine Fault of New Zealand.

Volcanism occurs at convergent boundaries (subduction zones) and at divergent boundaries (mid-ocean ridges, continental rifts), but not commonly at transform boundaries.

Plate boundaries are also associated with the creation of other topographic features such as mountains, volcanoes, mid-ocean ridges, and oceanic trenches. However, except there is a deep break into the earth's crust, the volcanoes are not noticeable.