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A long section of tectonic plates under California means the State experiences small earthquakes every day.
The tectonic plates under Mount Everest produced a 7.8 earthquake in Nepal in May 2015.
Scientists know that as tectonic plates pass move by each other, it causes major upheaval underground which causes an earthquake.
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How do you put tectonic plates in a sentence?
When I first saw you, I was certain that the tectonic plates had just shifted. The Earth's lithosphere is made up of seven or eight major, and many minor tectonic plates.
Can your give me a sentence using the words tectonic plates?
The tectonic plates slide together, causing an earthquake to erupt across the southern part of the state.
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
What instruments are used to study the shifting of the plates?
GPS transmitors are used to detect the slow movement of the tectonic plates.
How do you use the word tectonic plates in a sentence?
Example sentence - The tectonic plates are always moving.
How do you use the word plate in a sentence?
Example sentence - The tectonic plates are always moving.
How do you use plates in a sentence?
Volcanoes often occur where tectonic plates meet.
How do you put tectonic plates in a sentence?
When I first saw you, I was certain that the tectonic plates had just shifted. The Earth's lithosphere is made up of seven or eight major, and many minor tectonic plates.
How do you use the word volcano in a sentence?
The volcano suddenly erupted when two tectonic plates bumped into each other.
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
Can your give me a sentence using the words tectonic plates?
The tectonic plates slide together, causing an earthquake to erupt across the southern part of the state.
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
How do you use tectonic plates in a sentence?
Plate tectonics, which studies the large rock plates floating on Earth's mantle, is an interesting field of study.
The lithosphere is broken up into sections called?
Tectonic plates
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
What is the difference between Continental plates and Tectonic plates?
Continental plates are tectonic plates. They are tectonic plates upon which continents rest, and they move as do all tectonic plates. Basically, there is no difference, other than the fact that oceanic plates are another type of tectonic plate.
