Earthquakes and Tsunamis
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What causes earthquakes?
Earthquakes are caused by moving plates colliding and volcanic activity.
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What happens when two converging plates collide?
They stop, putting enormous pressure on each other until one plate moves up and the other down, resulting in a reverse fault and an earthquake.
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What characterizes transform earthquakes?
Transform earthquakes occur at strike-slip faults where two plates slide past each other and build up pressure until they move violently.
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Why are converging earthquakes generally more violent?
Because a larger amount of pressure builds up when plates are moving towards each other compared to when they are moving apart.
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What causes tsunamis?
Tsunamis are caused by underwater activity such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that create large movements in water.
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What is a reverse fault?
A point where one plate moves up and the other down due to enormous pressure from converging plates.
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