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Subduction can leak water, causing the magma underneath the earth to lose density and rise, forming a volcano, also divergent plate boundaries can yield magma, which is quickly cooled by the ocean water, and as they pull apart, will form mid-ocean ridges.
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Tectonics, which refers to the movement and interactions of large plates in the Earth's crust, can form rocks through several processes. When tectonic plates collide, they can create intense pressure and heat, causing metamorphic rocks to form. When plates separate, magma can rise to the surface and cool, solidifying into igneous rocks. Additionally, when plates slide past each other, they can cause rocks to fracture and form faults.
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How are subduction form?
by plate tectonics
Is plate tectonics the plural form of plate tectonics?
Yes, the singular form is normally plate tectonic or tectonic plate so the plural would be plate tectonics or tectonic plates. Dumb crap.
What do coverging plate tectonics form?
Fault lines.
Did plate tectonics on Mars form the volcanoes on Mars?
No. Mars does not have plate tectonics. The volcanoes on Mars are the result of hot spots.
What theory explains how rocks in the earth store energy and release it to cause earthquakes?
The theory of plate tectonics
Force that squeezes rocks together?
Plate Tectonics
What forces cause the formations of the rock cycle to happen?
Hot spots caused by mantle plumes create new igneous rocks. Plate tectonics causes old crust to be destroyed and new crust to form which also forms new igneous rocks. Plate tectonics is also responsible for metamorphism which creates new metamorphic rocks. Sedimentary rocks are created by the weathering, erosion, and later lithification of of pre-existing rocks (e.g. sandstone). Sedimentary rocks can also precipitate from aqueous solutions (e.g. Halite). Forces: plate tectonics, weathering, erosion, precipitation
What global process puts stress on rocks and faults?
Plate Tectonics.
What form does the crust do?
plate tectonics.
How are subduction form?
by plate tectonics
Is plate tectonics the plural form of plate tectonics?
Yes, the singular form is normally plate tectonic or tectonic plate so the plural would be plate tectonics or tectonic plates. Dumb crap.
Why do Earth's magnetic pole reversals provide evidence for plate tectonics?
Rocks lock in their magnetism when they cool.
What can minerals in rocks show that provide evidence for plate tectonics?
I can't find it in my packet either.
Why do earth magnetic pole reversals provide for plate tectonics?
Rocks lock in their magnetism when they cool.
What do coverging plate tectonics form?
Fault lines.
Can metamorphic rocks form form igneous but not from sedimentary rocks?
Metamorphic rocks can form from both igneous and sedimentary rocks
Did plate tectonics on Mars form the volcanoes on Mars?
No. Mars does not have plate tectonics. The volcanoes on Mars are the result of hot spots.
