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Do tectonic plates seems to have had the most earthquakes activity?
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∙ 11y ago
No. Everything on earth is on at least one tectonic plate. It is the boundaries between different plates that see the most earthquake activity.
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What are the effects of a mars- quake?
BY what it seems you mean earthquake really. But a marsquake or earthquakes on mars don't exist because the planet has no tectonic plates like earth does
Will the earth be all sea one day?
We cannot know the future, but it seems highly unlikely that the Earth will someday be all oceans. However, earthquakes and the movement of the continental plates will continually shift the balance between land and water.
When tectonic plates move it causes what in the earths crust?
When two tectonic plates slide past each other a transform fault is created. This type of fault is known for many earthquakes, yet due to the fault not changing elevation during a seismic event, these faults are not associated normally with tsunami's or volcanoes. A good example of a fault of this type is the San Andreas fault system.
About how miles away from Sao Paulo was the earthquake epicenter?
Thousands of kilometers away. In fact, I don't know its correct distance, but till today all earthquakes that happened on the Brazilian territory were weak, don't surpassing 3 on the Ritcher scale. It seems that the tectonic plates are peacefully resting in our soil
In what ways is Mars a dynamic planet?
There are probably no active volcanoes or tectonic plates activity and until recently Mars was considered to be a place where not much changes. However recent observations suggest the climate may be "dynamic". It seems that Mars may have "Ice Ages", a bit like Earth, for example.
What three evidence from the sea floor shows that tectonic plates move?
This seems kind of weird but if you look closely you can see them move very very slowly and the sand moving.
Is the eastern edge of south America seems to fit the northern edge of Africa?
According to my Science teacher, Mrs. Myrna Cabasi, at Don Bosco Technical Institute Makati, Philippines that it is true because of tectonic plates.
What does litheoshpere mean?
It seems like there might be a typographical error in your question. The correct term is "lithosphere," which refers to the rigid outer layer of Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. It is divided into tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below.
Do modern scientists believe in the theory of plate tectonic?
Yes. Plate tectonics is part of the current principal theory that seems to explain the formation of geologic faults, rifts, earthquakes, sea floor spreading, and even some diversification of species, among other phenomena.
Does the earth's and Moon's magnetic field play a part in earthquakes?
We can't be certain, but it seems very unlikely that there is any magnetic component to earthquakes.
Why do the continents and ocean floors move?
Although it seems impossible, the continents and sea floor form a series of plates that float on the Earth's mantle. The mantle is heated form below (the core of the Earth is molten) and this causes the mantle to convect (like a boiling pan of thick soup). The convention happens only very slowly but as it does it moves the surface plates about. The plates move at about the speed your fingernails grow.
What kind of energy seems to be specifically associated with or could even be the cause of sunspot activity?
The magnetic energy seems to be specifically associated with or could even be the cause of sunspots activity.
