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?

Answer 1

Divergent plate boundaries

Answer 2

A - transform boundary between two ocean plates

Step-by-step explanation:

A transform boundary occurs where plates slip past each other in opposite directions. Crust is neither created nor destroyed. Earthquakes often occur along transform boundaries