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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.

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Earthquakes occur mainly allong the edges of?

Tectonic plates and fault lines created by the movement of tectonic plates.


What do scientists study to get information about tectonic plates?

Scientists study seismic waves, GPS data, and magnetic anomalies to gather information about tectonic plates. By analyzing these sources of data, scientists can better understand the movement and interactions of tectonic plates.


What is the relationship between tectonic plates, earthquakes, and mapping their occurrences?

Tectonic plates are large pieces of the Earth's crust that move and interact with each other. When these plates shift or collide, it can cause earthquakes. By mapping where earthquakes occur, scientists can better understand the movement of tectonic plates and predict potential seismic activity.


What records movement of tectonic plates?

Earthquakes


Where does movement occur in earthquakes?

Tectonic plates.


What movement listed is NOT a movement that tectonic plates experience?

One movement that tectonic plates do not experience is "oscillation." While tectonic plates primarily engage in movements such as convergence, divergence, and transform faulting, oscillation refers to a back-and-forth motion that is not characteristic of tectonic plate interactions. Instead, tectonic plates move in response to forces generated by the Earth's mantle and other geological processes.


What is tectonic earthquake means?

A tectonic earthquake is a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust caused by the movement of tectonic plates. These earthquakes occur at plate boundaries where plates are colliding, sliding past one another, or moving apart. The stress built up from the movement of plates is released in the form of seismic waves, causing the ground to shake.


The movement of what can form mountains and valleys?

tectonic plates


What activities can cause earthquake?

The movement of tectonic plates.


Movement of tectonic plates is not caused by?

Ocean Current.


What do ocean trenches result from?

Movement of the tectonic plates.


How many tectonic plates do we have?

there are 7 huge plates but dozens of smaller plates