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Are plate boundaries the same as tectonic boundaries?
Yes
Is a plate margin and a plate boundary the same?
No,plate margin&plate boundary are not same.plate boundaries are definite regions where tectonic occurs,while margins are surface lines.
Why do most earthquakes occur at converging boundaries?
Convergent boundaries are boundaries where tectonic plates are moving together. Since the edges of both can't be in the same place, one plate will be forced under another plate (and the other above). The plate going 'down' will thus go deeper into the earth - allowing deeper earthquakes to occur.
Are there any tectonic plates under Pennsylvania?
Yes. As a matter of fact, all land masses on earth are located on tectonic plates. So Pennsylvania is riding on the same tectonic plate that is carrying a portion of Eastern North America. What many people are more concerned about are the boundaries between them. There are 3 primary types of Tectonic Plate boundaries: Divergent boundaries; Convergent boundaries; and Transform boundaries. These are the areas where seismic activity occurs. So, Pennsylvania is actually quite far from an active tectonic boundary. And, as a result, it most likely will not experience an earthquake of any significant magnitude in the near future. Pennsylvania has been a fair distance from the nearest plate boundary since the breakup of Pangaea about 150 million years ago.
Are plate tectonics and plate movements the same thing?
No they are not the same thing. Plate Tectonics is the study of mechanisms and the results of large-scale movement of the earth's crust. Tectonic Plates are large sections of the earth's crust that float on top of semi-molten rocks of the upper mantle.
Why does volcanoes and earthquake happen mostly in the same place?
Volcanoes usually form on plate boundaries. They form because the plates push upward against each other forming a small hole where magma can come out from the mantle. (the small hole is the where the magma comes out of on top of a volcano). Earthquakes usually are at faults lines and fault lines are near the plate boundaries. Since volcanoes and earthquakes happen usually at plate boundaries, they mostly happen in the same area.
Why the earthquake and volcanoes happen mostly in the same place?
Volcanoes usually form on plate boundaries. They form because the plates push upward against each other forming a small hole where magma can come out from the mantle. (the small hole is the where the magma comes out of on top of a volcano). Earthquakes usually are at faults lines and fault lines are near the plate boundaries. Since volcanoes and earthquakes happen usually at plate boundaries, they mostly happen in the same area.
What kind of tectonic plate boundary does Mount Kenya sit on?
mount Kilimanjaro sits on a divergent plate boundry
Are India and Australia on the same tectonic plate?
It doesn't. India is on Indian Plate whereas Australia is on Indo-Australian plate:
Are their any tectonic plates under Lake Erie?
Everything on the surface of the earth is on a tectonic plate. All the Great Lakes and in fact all of the U.S. and Canada except for Hawaii and part of California are on the same tectonic plate: the North American Plate.
Are subducting plate boundaries the same as convergent plate boundaries?
A subduction zone can be a result of a convergent plate boundary, but the terms are not synonymous. If the two convergent plates are continental, neither of them will subduct.
If three tectonic plates meet in the same place what happens?
This is called a "triple junction" and may include transform faults, ridges, or trenches. Subduction is not as straightforward as where just two plates meet. although a pair may move in the same direction relative to the third plate.
