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What happens when two plates pass each other in opposite directions?
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∙ 12y ago
Normally when two plates pass each other they create earthquakes and faults. When two plates pass each other the type of boundary the have is called a Transform Boundary.
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∙ 9y agoAn earthquake occurs when oceanic or continental plates slide past each other in the opposite direction. This is due to the formation of a transform fault boundary.
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∙ 12y agoIt is called a slip strike fault, when two plates slip past each other in the opposite direction.
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Which type of plates slide past each other in opposite directions?
A Transform boundary consists of plates that slide past each other in opposite directions. The earth is made of lots of different sliding plates.
What is a strike slip boundary?
A strike-slip boundary is when two plates move in two opposite directions from each other in a vertical fashion. For example, this line: | and this line | would be touching each other, and moving in opposite directions.Source: Eighth Grade Science
What are transforms boundaries?
A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions
Tectonic plates move apart in opposite directions at a?
Its is Divergent Boundary, because it is moving Apart from each other. Convergent is moving together. convergent boundary
What is a passive plate boundary?
a passive plate boundary is when two plates move along side each-other in the same directions or in opposite directions (E.G the san adreas falut) there is very strong earthquakes but no volcanic activity
What happens when two plates pull away from each other in opposite directions?
When any fault occurs or tectonic plates pull away from each other under the ground. An earthquake happens.
Which type of plates slide past each other in opposite directions?
A Transform boundary consists of plates that slide past each other in opposite directions. The earth is made of lots of different sliding plates.
Two plates move past each other in the opposite directions?
Transform Boundary
What is a strike slip boundary?
A strike-slip boundary is when two plates move in two opposite directions from each other in a vertical fashion. For example, this line: | and this line | would be touching each other, and moving in opposite directions.Source: Eighth Grade Science
What is the boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions?
Transform Boundary.
When plates move apart from each other in opposite directions what is it called?
Divergent plate movement.
What is the effect of two plates sliding against each other in opposite directions?
earth quakes
How are divergent and tranform fault boundaries different?
At a divergent plat boundary the plates are moving APART in opposite directions and this is a constructive plate boundary.A transform boundary is one where the plates are SLIDING past each other in opposite directions.
What are transforms boundaries?
A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions
When two tectonic plates slip past each other going in opposite directions a?
Continental Crust
What is it called when the earths plates slip past each other moving in opposite directions?
It's simply an earthquake.
What happens at plate boundaries?
A brief description of each with occurences:Convergent--the collision of two plates from opposite directions. Mountain formation, volcanic activity, earthquakes. Divergent--The pulling apart of two plates in opposite directions. Creation of new crust with volcanism. Ridges. Transform--Where plates slide past each other. Earthquakes, fault mountains.
