Why are most earthquakes generated near plate boundaries?
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Q121: What kind of plate boundary separates the
Q122: Subduction is the process of one lithospheric
Q123: The dominant force at convergent boundaries is
A)compression.
B)tension.
C)shearing.
D)similar
Q124: Magma is generated at all of these
Q125: According to plate tectonic theory,the San Andreas
Q127: Why are older rocks more likely to
Q128: The occurrence of earthquakes in the absence
Q129: Subduction occurs as a result of
A)slab pull-gravity
Q130: Why is it that the most ancient
Q131: The process in which one plate bends
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