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Which of the following statements is true? Divergent faults happen when two plates move toward each other. Tsunamis are caused by the erosion of beaches. Earthquakes can be caused by volcanic eruptions. Seafloor spreading happens at convergent fault boundaries.

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The correct answer from these choices is Earthquakes can be caused by volcanic eruptions.

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The true statement is: “Earthquakes can be caused by volcanic eruptions.”

Step-by-step explanation:

“Divergent faults happen when two plates move toward each other.”

The divergent plate movement (this is Divergent faults) is the movement that is generated between two tectonic plates when the separation between them occurs. On the contrary convergent faults occur when two plates are found that approach each other. So the statement is false.

“Tsunamis are caused by the erosion of beaches.”

The tsunamis are generated by a landslide, an earthquake, a volcanic eruption or a landslide of the boundary between two of the tectonic plates of the earth with an epicenter at the bottom of the sea.

The movement generated by the tremor causes a displacement of the seabed and, consequently, of the sea water, which when trying to recover its state generates large waves.

So the statement is false, because tsunamis are not caused by the erosion of the beaches.

“Earthquakes can be caused by volcanic eruptions.”

An earthquake is an intense tremor of the earth's surface usually caused by the great release of energy determined by geological phenomena, such as faults, volcanoes or frictions (shocks) between tectonic plates. So this is the true statement.

"Seafloor spreading happens at convergent fault boundaries".

Ocean ridges are places where new oceanic crust is generated, which causes the expansion of the oceans. These dorsals are generated by divergent faults, that is, by the separation of the plates. This separation leaves a "hole" used by magmatic rocks to generate new oceanic crust. So the statement is false, because the expansion of the seabed occurs at the limits of divergent faults, not at the limits of convergent faults.

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