Question

Describe the types of plate boundaries of the earthquakes.

Answer 1

there are 3 types of plate boundary, Converging, Diverging and Transverse. Converging boundaries are also called destructive plate boundaries because it is where two plates push against each other which causes continental crust to basically be destroyed. Most earthquakes and volcanism is associated with these type of plate boundaries. Google the pacific ring of fire, this is the area around the pacific ocean where active convergance is occurring causing some of the more recent major earthquakes and tsunamis. Diverging plate boundaries are also called constructive plate boundaries because it is where two plates pull apart and upwelling magma cools and forms new crust. The mid atlantic ridge is one example. Earthquakes are formed at these boundaries but are very small and usually can't be felt or affect us humans on land. Transverse boundaries however can produce large earthquakes, these occur when two plate are moving in opposite directions past each other. The San Andreas fault is a transverse plate boundary and when this goes off there is expected to be a huge earthquake, as the massive build up of energy between the two plate is finally released in the form of an earthquake.