Lithospheric plates made up of the upper mantle and crust float on the soft, flowing aesthenosphereand are moved around by the flow of the aesthenosphere caused by convection from the core.
The theory of plate tectonics helps to explain how earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
The theory of plate tectonics helps to explain how earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
Earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries.
They slide past each other slowly, but when there is an event when they slide a bit too fast, then you get an earthquake.
At plate boundaries.
What are geologic processes/vents that will occur because of this plate movement?
Earthquakes can occur anywhere on Earth but large ones are more common at destructive plate bookbinderies.
Converging Plate Boundaries
Who was involved, What happened, When did it occur, Why did it occur, and How did it happen.
Shield volcanoes may occur far from any plate boundaries.
Convergent, divergent, and, although not a plate boundary, they also occur from hotspots.
The majority of faults occur in the plate boundaries.