answersLogoWhite

0

Do Earths Tetonic plates move apart?

Updated: 8/17/2019
User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

Best Answer

Yes they do.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Do Earths Tetonic plates move apart?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What makes up tetonic plates?

Tectonic plates are made of the Earth's crust. The convection caused by the mantle makes them move.


How can sea mounts help us understand the movement of tectonic plates?

The sea mounts help us understand the movement of tetonic plates because when the tetonic plates move's the earth's crust making little formations of sand underwater.


What is the name of the boundary were to plates of the earths crust move apart?

Constructive because new land is 'constructed'


What do plates move apart on?

Plates move apart on divergent plate boundaries.


Plates move apart because of?

the plates move apart because of plate boundaries !:)


What do plates move apart along on?

Plates move apart on divergent plate boundaries.


Do volcanoes erupt when earths plates move?

Well, when earths plates move away from each other that's when it happens but move well then NO!


What happens when two plates move apart from each other?

what happends when to plates move apart they make volcanos


Do the earths plates move slow?

yes


What happens as earths mantle drags on the bottom of techtonic plates?

The plates move


How do you make a model of earthquake plates?

You make a model of a ground and then you use a metal peice and model it into a tetonic plate and try to make it move.


Do transform plates move together or apart?

Transform plates are also known as "Spreading Plates." Therefore, they spread apart