Question

Why don't volcanic arcs form at transform plate boundaries?(1 point)

Responses

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 that push together don't form volcanoes.

Plates that pull away from each other produce earthquakes but not volcanoes.
Plates that pull away from each other produce earthquakes but not volcanoes.

Answer 1

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Plates sliding past each other do not produce large pools of rising magma. This is because the movement of plates at transform boundaries is primarily horizontal, resulting in shearing and grinding of the crust rather than the formation of volcanic activity.