Author Question: Where do most of the largest earthquakes occur? a) Convergent plate boundaries b) Divergent ... (Read 119 times)

sabina · **on:** Aug 22, 2018

Where do most of the largest earthquakes occur?

a) Convergent plate boundaries
b) Divergent plate boundaries
c) Transform plate boundaries
d) At volcanic hotspots
e) In the center of continents

Question 2

You are exploring an ocean basin and trying to determine whether it formed by sea floor spreading. Which of the following evidence would you NOT expect to find in an actively spreading ocean?

a) Bathymetry would reveal a mid-ocean ridge.
b) The mid-ocean ridge would be nearly bare of sediments at its axis.
c) Symmetric magnetic anomalies would be found parallel to the mid-ocean ridge.
d) Dredging of the mid-ocean ridge would yield young rocks.
e) Dredging of the mid-ocean ridge would yield granite.