Question

What type of plate boundary caused the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004?

a) Divergent boundary
b) Convergent collision boundary
c) Convergent subduction boundary
d) Conservative boundary

Answer 1

The 2004 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean were caused by a convergent subduction boundary between the Indian Plate and the Burma Plate. Option C

Step-by-step explanation:

The earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004 were caused by a convergent subduction boundary. In this type of plate boundary, one tectonic plate subducts, or moves beneath, another plate. In this case, the Indian Plate was subducting beneath the Burma Plate.

As the Indian Plate was forced underneath the Burma Plate, it caused a massive release of energy, resulting in the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Option C