The map below shows earthquake epicenters with the color of the circles representing earthquake depth. The red line shows the location of the plate boundary separating the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate. True or False: the Eurasian Plate is subducting beneath the Indo-Australian Plate.
The map below shows earthquake epicenters with the color of the circles representing earthquake depth. The red line shows the location of the plate boundary separating the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate. True or False: the Eurasian Plate is subducting beneath the Indo-Australian Plate.
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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38) The map below shows earthquake epicenters with the color of the circles representing earthquake depth. The red line shows the location of the plate boundary separating the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate. True or False: the Eurasian Plate is subducting beneath the Indo-Australian Plate.
A) True
B) False
Transcribed Image Text:95
105
100
110
5'
5
Eurasian Plate
-70
A
-5
-10
-10
Indo-Australian Plate
-B00
95
100
105
110
ip
Depth of earthquake (km)
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