As a result of subduction, the continental crust becomes more compressed and warped by the huge pressures between these two plates. The stressed causes the rock to deform or change shape by bending. Energy was stored in the deformed areas in the form of elastic potential energy, much like when a spring is compressed. When the stress becomes greater then the breaking strength of the rock, a break occurs in the fault. The stored energy within the misshapen plate is suddenly released. When the stress is relieved,that is when when the tectonic plates begin to move under the earths crust.
Tectonic plates.
Tectonic plates are plates that float on the earths mantle. There are 8 major tectonic plates on the earth and at the joints of these many earthquakes seem to occur.
Tectonic Plates
Its Tectonic Activity
Tectonic plates.
The answer is tectonic plates floating on the lithosphere. Does that answer your question? LOL :)
Magma moving underneath the earth causes tectonic plates to move about.
moving tectonic plates on earths surface
the tectonic platesthe tectonic plates can be move to be far and near to each other
what causes the earths tectonic plates to move
moving of tectonic plates (lithospheric plates)
the moving of the tectonic plates which makes the earths surface unstable which then causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Simple- Convection in the mantle causes mantle to slowly move, and it pushes against the crust. As it does this, the tectonic plates move.
Tectonic plates.
Tectonic plates.
a tectonic hazard is a disaster caused by the moving of tectonic plates.....anda tectonic activity is the moving of tectonic plates........
No the tectonic plates are on top of the crust.