Why don't volcanic arcs form at transform plate boundaries?(1 point)

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Plates that push together don't form volcanoes.
Plates that push together don't form volcanoes.

Plates sliding past each other destroy all landforms at their edges.
Plates sliding past each other destroy all landforms at their edges.

Plates sliding past each other do not produce large pools of rising magma.
Plates sliding past each other do not produce large pools of rising magma.

Plates that pull away from each other produce earthquakes but not volcanoes.

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
11 months ago

Plates sliding past each other do not produce large pools of rising magma.

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11 months ago

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User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
11 months ago

I apologize for the confusion in my response.

The correct answer is: Plates sliding past each other do not produce large pools of rising magma.

At transform plate boundaries, where two plates slide past each other horizontally, there is no significant convergence or divergence to create magma. Volcanoes typically form at convergent plate boundaries where one plate is subducted beneath another, or at divergent plate boundaries where plates move apart, allowing magma to rise and create volcanic activity. Transform plate boundaries, on the other hand, primarily generate earthquakes due to the intense friction and pressure between the plates as they slide past each other horizontally.

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

The correct answer is: "Plates sliding past each other do not produce large pools of rising magma."

Volcanic arcs are typically formed at convergent plate boundaries, where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another in a process known as subduction. Subduction results in the bending and melting of the descending plate, leading to the formation of magma. This magma rises to the surface, creating a volcanic arc.

Transform plate boundaries, on the other hand, occur when two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally. This type of movement does not typically involve the same subduction process found at convergent plate boundaries. As a result, there is usually no large-scale melting of the crust or the formation of magma at transform boundaries. Therefore, volcanic arcs do not form at these types of plate boundaries.