Plate tectonics 20 Jul 2023

Earthquakes take place at or near transform plate boundaries only.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

•Occur when there is plate movement along all types of plate boundaries.

•The movement of plates is never smooth!

During convergence, the subducted plate melts.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

•The mantle material above it melts

•(the subducted plate contains water that lowers the melting point of the mantle, allowing it to melt and form magma)

There are no volcanoes along transform plate boundaries.

• True

• False

All volcanic eruptions contain lava.

• True

• False

Earthquakes can be predicted accurately.

• True

• False

The earthquake that took place in Japan in 2011 happened as a result of oceanic and oceanic plates converging.

• True

• False

Iceland is formed as a result of continental and oceanic plates converging.

• True

• False

An example of a fold mountain range is Mount Everest.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

•Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the Himalayas