Multiple Choice
Which of the following hazards would you expect to see at a divergent plate boundary?
A) moderate strength earthquakes; non-explosive volcanic eruptions; flooding if volcanoes erupt underwater such as in Iceland
B) large earthquakes; explosive volcanic eruptions; landslides and flooding due to long chain of volcanic mountains
C) large earthquakes; no volcanoes; landslides and flooding due to the large plateau of very high mountains
D) large earthquakes; no volcanoes; flooding if the plate boundary is hilly
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