Why don't volcanic arcs form at transform plate boundaries?(1 point) Responses Plates that pull away from each other produce earthquakes but not volcanoes. Plates that pull away from each other produce earthquakes but not volcanoes. 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 sliding past each other destroy all landforms at their edges. Plates sliding past each other destroy all landforms at their edges. Plates that push together don't form volcanoes.
Plates sliding past each other do not produce large pools of rising magma.
Plates that push together don't form volcanoes.
Volcanic arcs form at convergent plate boundaries, where two tectonic plates collide with each other. This type of boundary occurs when an oceanic plate subducts beneath a continental plate, creating intense pressure and heat which causes the release of magma from the subducting plate. This magma then rises to the surface, forming a volcanic arc.
Transform plate boundaries, on the other hand, occur when tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other. Unlike convergent boundaries, there is no subduction or collision involved at transform boundaries. Since there is no subduction, there is no mechanism for magma to be generated and rise to the surface.
While earthquakes can still occur at transform boundaries due to the friction and stress caused by the sliding plates, the absence of subduction prevents the formation of large pools of rising magma and volcanoes. Therefore, it can be said that plates sliding past each other do not produce volcanic arcs.