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what are 2 tectonic hazards?
earthquake, volcanic eruption
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what is an example of a secondary hazard?
Tsunami
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What can tectonic hazards be classed as?
seismic, volcanic
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what does seismic mean?
generated when rocks within 700km of the earths surface comes under stress and they break down and become displaced.
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what does volcanis mean?
associated with eruption events.
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where are earthquakes found?
plate boundaries
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on which plate boundaries are the most powerful earthquakes?
convergent and conservative
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what is an intra-plate earthquake?
earthquakes which occur in the interior of tectonic plates.
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