Multiple Choice
Which tectonic plate setting is associated with the following features: light to moderate earthquakes; nonexplosive volcanic eruptions; new oceanic lithosphere produced? Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a geographic example.
A) divergent plate boundary
B) convergent plate boundary (subduction zone)
C) convergent plate boundary (collision zone)
D) transform plate boundary
E) hotspot
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