Question

many earthquakes occur near mid-ocean ridges but do not destroy or form new crust. instead, plates slip past each other. which kind of boundary is found at these earthquake locations?

• transform boundary between two ocean plates
• transform boundary between two continental plates
• convergent boundary between two ocean plates
• convergent boundary between two continental plates

Explanation:

Transform boundaries are where tectonic plates slide horizontally past one another, creating earthquakes without forming or destroying crust. Mid-ocean ridges are underwater (oceanic) features, so this is a transform boundary between two ocean plates. Convergent boundaries involve plates colliding, which creates or destroys crust, not just sliding past each other.

Answer:

transform boundary between two ocean plates