The Earthquake epicenter is located next to the Japanese islands, as it is seen and labeled on the picture.
The tectonic plate that is to the right and below the epicenter is the Pacific Plate- this is easy to see on the picture.
The plate to the left is a little more confusing, but if you look closely, it is the Okhotsk plate- you know this because there are no boundaries between the name of the plate and the epicenter.
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They are generally filled with layers of alluvium.
They are well drained throughout.
They are an erosional feature located within a depositional feature.
Answer: As the plates diverge lava pushes through the mantle, cools and forms a new section of crust.
Explanation: Plates moving slowly along side each other create friction and intense heat as they slide resulting in volcanic activity if the rock melts. Earthquakes can occur if the plate slips sliding away or towards each other.
It's a stage of the very important Nitrogen cycle. All living things need Nitrogen, without it there is no life.
