Which of the following are true about where earthquakes can occur? A. Earthquakes are randomly distributed,...

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Which of the following are true about where earthquakes can occur? A. Earthquakes are randomly distributed, all over the surface of the Earth. B. Most earthquakes occur in the interior of the tectonic plates. C. Most earthquakes occur near or on tectonic plate boundaries. D. Earthquakes can be generated anywhere within the brittle layers of the oceanic or continental lithosphere. E. Earthquakes can be generated anywhere in the asthenosphere. m QUESTION 9 Check all the statements that accurately describe mid-ocean ridges. All portions of the mid-ocean ridge system have a well-defined axial trough (central rift). All rock produced at the mid-ocean ridges consists of basalt. Mid-ocean ridges are divergent plate boundaries. Marine magnetic anomaly belts are parallel to the ridge and symmetric. Sea-floor spreading is driven by magmatic activity at mid-ocean ridges. The age of oceanic crust decreases with increasing distance from a mid-ocean ridge Which of the following are true about where earthquakes can occur? A. Earthquakes are randomly distributed, all over the surface of the Earth. B. Most earthquakes occur in the interior of the tectonic plates. C. Most earthquakes occur near or on tectonic plate boundaries. D. Earthquakes can be generated anywhere within the brittle layers of the oceanic or continental lithosphere. E. Earthquakes can be generated anywhere in the asthenosphere. m QUESTION 9 Check all the statements that accurately describe mid-ocean ridges. All portions of the mid-ocean ridge system have a well-defined axial trough (central rift). All rock produced at the mid-ocean ridges consists of basalt. Mid-ocean ridges are divergent plate boundaries. Marine magnetic anomaly belts are parallel to the ridge and symmetric. Sea-floor spreading is driven by magmatic activity at mid-ocean ridges. The age of oceanic crust decreases with increasing distance from a mid-ocean ridge

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Answer 1 C Most earthquakes occur near or on tectonic plate boundaries D Earthquakes can be generate... View the full answer