Practice Types Of Plate Boundaries (20.2.2) - Causes of Earthquake - Earthquake Engineering

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Question 1.
What happens at convergent boundaries?
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Think about mountains and collisions.
Question 2.
Name an example of a divergent boundary.
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Where might new crust be forming in the ocean?
3Question 3.
What occurs at convergent boundaries?
- Plates slide apart
- Plates collide
- Plates slide past each other
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Think mountains!
4Question 4.
True or False: Divergent boundaries are characterized by plate collision.
- True
- False
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Remember the tension?
Question 5.
Discuss the impact of transform boundaries on local communities. Provide a case study.
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Think about the San Andreas Fault and its influence.
Question 6.
Evaluate the geological consequences of divergent boundaries over geological time scales.
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Consider how the ocean floor forms and changes.

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