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Q: How fast do plates slide past each other in an earthquake?
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When plates slide past each other what is it called?

An earthquake


What can happen when 2 plates slide against each other?

an earthquake


Which type of earthquake is the result of the release of pressure from when two plates slide past each other in opposing directions?

When two plates slide past each other in opposing directions, an interplate earthquake occurs. It occurs at the boundary between two tectonic plates.


What will most likely happen if two plates slide by each other?

An earthquake will happen


What is formed when two plates are sliding in each other?

An earthquake is caused when two techtonic plates collide causing friction which then causes them to slide away from eachother causing a huge jolt in the earth called and Earthquake.

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When plates slide past each other what is it called?

An earthquake


What happens to plates when they slide underneath each other?

earthquake.


What happen when plates slide past each other?

An Earthquake occurs.


What can happen when 2 plates slide against each other?

an earthquake


When earth plates slide past each other does that cause a earthquake?

Yes ♥The tectonic plates.


What happens when tectonic plates slide past each other?

What occurs when the plates slide each other is a boundary forming. this boundary is called a transform boundary.


Which type of earthquake is the result of the release of pressure from when two plates slide past each other in opposing directions?

When two plates slide past each other in opposing directions, an interplate earthquake occurs. It occurs at the boundary between two tectonic plates.


How a earthquake begins?

It happens when two stressed plates slide pass each other


What will most likely happen if two plates slide by each other?

An earthquake will happen


Are earthquakes caused by plates sliding past each other?

lithospheric plates slide scrape against each other during an earthquake which is the cause of one.


When 2 plates slide past each other it is called?

It is called transform boundaries.An earthquake


What happens when the two plates slide past each other deep inside the Earth's crust?

An earthquake.