What is the relationship between locations of earthquakes and plate tectonics? A. Earthquakes frequently happen where landmasses are on the boundary between two plates. B. Earthquakes release energy as seismic waves. Energy accumulates from the push and stretch of rocks as plates move horizontally across Earth's surface. C. Earthquakes occur along faults. Fault zones are often found at plate boundaries. D. Earthquakes are common in volcanic regions. Volcanoes are common where two plates meet. E. All of these constitute a relationship between earthquakes and plate tectonics.

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Asia Mendez

5 April, 03:10

What is the relationship between locations of earthquakes and plate tectonics? A. Earthquakes frequently happen where landmasses are on the boundary between two plates. B. Earthquakes release energy as seismic waves. Energy accumulates from the push and stretch of rocks as plates move horizontally across Earth's surface. C. Earthquakes occur along faults. Fault zones are often found at plate boundaries. D. Earthquakes are common in volcanic regions. Volcanoes are common where two plates meet. E. All of these constitute a relationship between earthquakes and plate tectonics.

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Trent Alexander · Answer 1

E. All of these constitute a relationship between earthquakes and plate tectonics.

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Earthquakes are common occurrences at plate boundaries and fault zones and they release seismic waves which are read via a seismograph. They occurs as a result of a sudden slip between plate boundaries. Examples of plate boundaries are divergent, convergent and transform plate boundaries. Countries that a prone to earthquakes include Turkey which falls within the seismic zone between Arabian, Eurasian and African plates, Mexico which is situated atop 3 large tectonic plates, Philippines which lies on the Pacific plate.