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