Question

Here is a morning challenge by me... Please tell me fast. Which boundaries are also known as active margins? Why?

Answer 1

Answer:

✨✨ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴀʀɢɪɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟɪᴛʜᴏsᴘʜᴇʀɪᴄ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅᴀʀɪᴇs. ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴀʀɢɪɴs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀɢᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴏʀᴍ ᴍᴀʀɢɪɴs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇs ᴏғ ʜɪɢʜ ᴛᴇᴄᴛᴏɴɪᴄ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴠᴏʟᴄᴀɴᴏᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜϙᴜᴀᴋᴇs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇsᴛ ᴄᴏᴀsᴛ ᴏғ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴀʀɢɪɴs.

Answer 2

Answer:

Active margins are commonly the sites of tectonic activity: earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain building, and the formation of new igneous rock. ... Because there is no collision or subduction taking place, tectonic activity is minimal and the earth's weathering and erosional processes are winning.

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