Question

Most earthquakes occur in areas close to where tectonic plates meet. There are earthquakes in San Francisco. What can be concluded from this information?

A) San Francisco is far away from an area where tectonic plates meet.
B) San Francisco is close to an area where tectonic plates meet.
C) San Francisco is close to Luzon, an island in the Philippines.
D) San Francisco is likely to experience a volcanic eruption in the near future.

Answer 1

B. To have an earthquake there must be a fault line (where two or more tectonic plates meet) so if San Fran. has earthquakes they’re on a fault line.

Answer 2

Answer:

B) San Francisco is close to an area where tectonic plates meet.

Explanation:

According to the question most earthquakes occur in areas close to where tectonic plates meet. The best option that can be concluded from the earthquakes occurring in Francisco is that San Francisco is close to an area where tectonic plates meet. The close proximity of San Francisco to where tectonic plates meets will likely cause earthquake in that region.

Generally, the earth is divided into different plates. These tectonic plates might be oceanic crust or continental crust. The plates are constantly moving. The plates might be moving away from each other(divergence) , colliding with each other(convergence) or moving past each other (transform).

The area where these plates meets are usually area of potential earthquakes. This boundary are area of minor or major earth quake. Usually , aesthenospheric material are introduce to the surface through this boundary.