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Q: How did sonar help in understanding plate tectonics?
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How do volcanoes help plate tectonics?

Volcanoes don't help plate tectonics; volcanoes are the result of plate tectonics.


How do plate tectonics help?

Question is too broad. How do they help what? Are you asking how plate tectonics WORK?


Can plate tectonics help earthquake prediction?

yes it cant:D


How can studying plate tectonics and observing that earthquakes occur along these plate boundaries help people?

Studying plate tectonics and observing that earthquakes occur along these plates can help people so they have a better understanding of why earthquakes happen and how we can try and predict when one will happen by looking at past earthquakes to find out how they occured and which plate boundaries they occured to try and predict when and if one will happen again (also by looking at the movement of the plates).


What does the theory of plate tectonics help explain the locations of?

The theory of plate tectonics helps explain the location of earthquakes, as they frequently happen along fault lines.


What do plate tectonics help explain?

They explain the cause of earthquakes on Earth.


How did the ocean floor help develop the theory pf plate tectonics?

*of, sorry


How will knowing about plate tectonics help you?

ill help in geography i know all about them its really quite interesting


Can technology help to control plate tectonics?

yes it can for example satellie technology that monitors the movement of tectonic plates.


What forms of evidence were used to help gather evidence for the existence of pangaea?

Plate tectonics led to the theory of Pangaea.


How do the features of the ocean floor help support the theory of plate tectonics?

The mid-atlantic ridge is a good example


What forms of science were used to help gather evidence for the existence of Pangaea?

Plate tectonics led to the theory of Pangaea.