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We have
a) GPS measurements at different plates.
b) evidence from earthquakes: They are caused by movement at plate boundaries / Fault zones.
c) Evidence from geology (fault offsets)
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∙ 13y agoGeologists found that Iceland is gradually breaking along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge which is a boundary between the North American and Eurasian Plates.
North America is moving westward and Eurasia eastward, new crust is being created on both sides of the boundary.
Formation of the new crust increases the mass of Iceland on both sides of the boundary, it then creates a rift along the boundary. In passage of time, Iceland may split apart into two separate land areas.
The Global Positioning System allows for very precise measurements of Coastlines, and shows that several continents are moving by a few millimeters a year in different directions.
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∙ 13y agoThe Global Positioning System allows for very precise measurements of coastlines, and shows that several continents are moving by a few millimeters a year in different directions. That is caused by plate tectonics.
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∙ 15y agoMatching fossils in separated continents and the growth of oceanic crust at mid-oceanic ridges and destruction of oceanic crust at trenches.
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∙ 11y agounder sea there are lines that shows the movement of continents known as a continental drift, the are collision and subduction's occurs as a results of pressure from volcanic eruption
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What evidence reasoning to geologist use to support the idea that plates are moving?
It is no longer an idea for some time that plates are moving. It is a fact. Earthquakes and todays technology prove the fact that the earths plates are moving. Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes.
Large crustal plates moving on the earth's surface are?
Tectonic plates.
What does moving of techtonic plates cause?
the moving of techtonic plates causes mountains and underneath the ocean they make trenches ect.
Are the pacific plates and the antarctic plates moving towards each other or away from each other or past each other?
the plates are moving away from each other.
What is a possible result of plates moving along a transform boundary?
a possible result of plates moving past each other is an earth quake
How do fossils provide evidence for moving plates?
Their evidence comes from rocks at earths surface.
What evidence reasoning to geologist use to support the idea that plates are moving?
It is no longer an idea for some time that plates are moving. It is a fact. Earthquakes and todays technology prove the fact that the earths plates are moving. Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes.
Where in the US is there evidence that plates are moving with respect to each other?
In california by san Fransisco
What evidence is there to prove that continents are still moving and colliding?
The fact that there are subduction zones where continental plates meet !
What is the evidence for the existence of crustal plates?
Worldwide, the mountains are the evidence of crustal plates.
When was Moving Gelatine Plates created?
Moving Gelatine Plates was created in 1968.
What do tetonic plates consist of?
The plate tectonic theory is the belief that the earth's surface moves gradually over time and is not fixed. The theory holds true to the evidence of earthquakes which are the result of plates moving in opposite directions against each other.
What is another word for tectonic plates?
moving plates
What causes plates to stop moving temporarily?
Friction causes plates to stop moving temporarily. The motion of the magma under the plates will cause the plates to move again.
Do the continental plates remain in one place?
No, both the continental and oceanic plates are always moving. Moving slowly, but always moving.
Volcanos form a ring of fire around the plate boundaries in the pacific ocean how might this provide evidence that the plates are moving?
Volcanoes are ofrenda found in subduction
What are two plates moving away known as?
Divergent plates
