How are the locations of earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain ranges related to tectonic plate boundaries?
The theory of plate tectonics combines many of the ideas about continental drift (originally proposed in 1912 by Alfred Wegener in Germany) and sea-floor spreading (suggested originally by Harry Hess of Princeton University). Most Earthquakes and Volcanic eruptions happen on the boundaries. For answers to any questions you have just ChaCha again!
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What natural disasters are caused by earthquakes?
Earthquakes can cause other disasters including tsunamis and ...
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How do volcanoes and earthquakes affect human life?
Major earthquakes and volcano eruption can affect human life....
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Most earthquakes occur along the edge of the oceanic and cont...
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Where are most deep-focus earthquakes linked to?
A deep-focus earthquake occurs at depths between 300 and 700 ...
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What is a scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
The magnitude of most earthquakes is measured on the Richter ...
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An earthquake is the shaking of the ground caused by an abrup...
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What is a scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
The magnitude of most earthquakes is measured on the Richter ...
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Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly...
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What natural disasters are caused by earthquakes?
Earthquakes can cause other disasters including tsunamis and ...
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What Is the relationship between plate boundaries and earthquakes?
Where plate pull apart, slide by each other or collide, there...
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What is a scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
The magnitude of most earthquakes is measured on the Richter ...
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Earthquakes are the result of a sudden release of energy in t...
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Are tsunamis caused by earthquakes?
Tsunamis, also called seismic sea waves or, incorrectly, tida...
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Who do scientists determine the location of an earthquakes epicenter?
Scientists determine the location of an earthquakes epicenter...
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What causes earthquakes and volcanoes on earth?
Volcanoes and earthquakes are results of the moving and clash...
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What causes dense earthquakes?
Most dense earthquakes are caused by tectonic activity associ...
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An earthquake is a rupture within the Earth caused by stress....
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What are the top 3 deadliest earthquakes in China?
Centered in China's central Shaanxi province, the 1556 quake ...
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What Is the relationship between plate boundaries and earthquakes?
Where plate pull apart, slide by each other or collide, there...
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Where do the most earthquakes happen?
The most earthquakes happen along the Pacific Ring (or Rim) o...
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What is the relationship between the strength of earthquakes and earthquake frequency?
Basically, strong earthquakes are less frequent than small ea...
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What boundaries do most earthquakes occur?
Most earthquakes occur along the edge of the oceanic and cont...
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How do scientists predict earthquakes?
Modern day scientists are using such sophisticated devices as...
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An earthquake is caused by the cracking and shifting of the p...
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How is an earthquakes magnitude measured?
The magnitude of most earthquakes is measured on the Richter ...
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What are the top 3 deadliest earthquakes in China?
Centered in China's central Shaanxi province, the 1556 quake ...
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What Is the relationship between plate boundaries and earthquakes?
Where plate pull apart, slide by each other or collide, there...
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What is the earthquakes magnitude a measure of?
Magnitude is a measure of the amount of energy released durin...
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What scale accurately measures the magnitude of large earthquakes?
Richter magnitude scale refers to a number of ways to assign ...
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Most earthquakes occur along the edge of the oceanic and cont...
About Earthquakes
Earthquakes are seismic events which rattle the earth. Tectonic plates which press and grind in the Earth's crust release incredible amounts of energy, causing earthquakes. Pictures often show devastating results, depending on the quality of housing prevalent in the earthquake area.
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