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Tectonic creep is the almost constant movement of certain fault blocks that allows strain energy to be released without causing major earthquakes.
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Creep is a flow of rock or sediment along a curved surface?
creep
What is the difference between a tectonic hazard and a tectonic event?
a tectonic hazard is a disaster caused by the moving of tectonic plates.....anda tectonic activity is the moving of tectonic plates........
What in electrical terms is creep?
Creep in electricity is the full revolution of the metal disk in a meter. The creep allows for one full revolution every ten minutes.
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
The lithosphere is broken up into sections called?
Tectonic plates
Do creep and fault mean the same thing?
No. Creep means to move along slowly and quietly. It also can be used as a derogatory term to describe someone you do not like. Fault means an error in something or someone; it also means an area prone to earthquakes where two or more tectonic plates meet.
What is the meaning of crept?
of Creep, of Creep, imp. & p. p. of Creep.
Is a creep?
Yes, creep is a noun, as in "he was a creep". It can also be a verb, as in "he crept along".
Why is creep a good name for the type of mass movement?
Cause a Creep creep's up on someone slowly and a Creep is very slow
Is creep a noun?
Yes, creep is a noun, as in "he was a creep". It can also be a verb, as in "he crept along".
What is the slowest type of mass wasting?
Soil creep is the slowest form of mass wasting.
How do the creep monitors work?
Whenever a creep comes around, the Creep Monitor starts to blink and beep. The frequency increases as the creep gets closer.
Were can creep occur?
Creep occurs on steep mountains.
Past tense of creep?
dead creep Crept.
What is a telephone pole leans downhill?
creep
What is the present tense of creep?
Creep is present tense. Crept is the past tense.
Is a creep formed by erosion or deposition?
Creep is formed by erosion.
