Q 3 Earthquakes

Which characteristics describe a transform plate boundary?

Horizontal sliding plate motions, occurrence of earthquakes, and strike-slip faulting

Which characteristics describe a divergent plate boundary?

Pulling apart plate motions, occurrence of earthquakes, and normal faulting

Which characteristics describe a convergent plate boundary?

Pushing together plate motions, occurrence of earthquakes, and reverse faulting

________ faults are commonly found at areas of plate convergence where subduction or continental collision occurs.

Reverse

A majority of earthquakes occur on or near plate boundaries.

True

Strike-slip (transform) faults usually link spreading centers or connect spreading centers with subduction zones.

True

The types of rock or sediment on which a structure's foundation sits are of paramount importance with respect to whether the structure will be damaged by shaking from an earthquake.

True

Which does describe the lithosphere?

is solid , consists of the crust and upper mantle, "floats" on top of the asthenosphere ,behaves rigidly and is brittle