Multiple choice

Which of the following statements are true?

  1. Moderate earthquakes are caused along constructive plate boundaries.
  2. Low magnitude earthquakes are caused along constructive plate boundaries.
  3. Disastrous earthquakes are caused along destructive caused boundaries.
  4. Severe earthquakes are caused along the conservative plate boundaries with the creation of transform faults. Select the correct answer using the codes given below

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 1 and 3

  3. 1, 3 and 4

  4. 2, 3 and 4
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Earthquake intensity varies by plate boundary: constructive (divergent) boundaries typically have low-to-moderate magnitude shallow earthquakes, while destructive (convergent) boundaries produce the most disastrous, high-magnitude events. Conservative (transform) boundaries also produce severe earthquakes due to lateral shearing.

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