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What are the names of the tectonic plates involved in Japan's 2011 earthquake?
There were two tectonic plates involved: the Pacific plate and the plate under Northern Honshu (it is unknown which plate is under the island).
What tectonic plate is almost entirely under a sea?
The Pacific Plate is the largest tectonic plate and is covered entirely by the Pacific Ocean.
Where two of the earth plates split apart?
At the boundry of two tectonic plates, you get volcanoes, earthquake epicentres and ( if its under the ocean) tsunamis.
Why Pacific Ocean have the most active volcanoes?
Tectonic plates are pieces of the earth's crust that move and there can be volvcanic and earthquake activity where tectonic plates meet. Where tectonic plates meet, subduction occurs. This means that one plate slides under the other and returns to the inner level of the earth, the mantle. The Pacific Ocean has the most trenches and the highest level of volcanic activity of all the oceans.
Which feature is formed on the ocean floor when tectonic plates are pushed together so that one plate moves under the other?
ocean trench
Are tectonic plates thicker under the ocean?
Yes
How many tectonic plates are under new zealand?
Two Australian and Pacific
What moves the ocean floor?
the tectonic plates under the earths surface
What are the names of the tectonic plates involved in Japan's 2011 earthquake?
There were two tectonic plates involved: the Pacific plate and the plate under Northern Honshu (it is unknown which plate is under the island).
Is an earthquake created by tectonic plates?
An earthquake IS caused by the movement of the plates under the ocean. And there is one active site which is known as "The Ring of Fire". +++ The "Ring of Fire" is a whole set of active sites right round the Pacific Ocean, above the subductions of the sea-floor plates below the surrounding continents.
How many plates are under the Pacific Ocean?
one plate, the pacific plate
Is this true that each tectonic plates holds land masses and ocean regions?
Yes, this is true. Acutally, the tectonic plates are under all of us, even fish.
How deep trenches are formed?
Deep-ocean trenches are formed where seafloor tectonic plates subduct under continental plates.
What tectonic plate is almost entirely under a sea?
The Pacific Plate is the largest tectonic plate and is covered entirely by the Pacific Ocean.
Where two of the earth plates split apart?
At the boundry of two tectonic plates, you get volcanoes, earthquake epicentres and ( if its under the ocean) tsunamis.
Why Pacific Ocean have the most active volcanoes?
Tectonic plates are pieces of the earth's crust that move and there can be volvcanic and earthquake activity where tectonic plates meet. Where tectonic plates meet, subduction occurs. This means that one plate slides under the other and returns to the inner level of the earth, the mantle. The Pacific Ocean has the most trenches and the highest level of volcanic activity of all the oceans.
Why does Japan experince earthquakes?
there's four tectonic plates under Japan. They are the North American, the Eurasian, Philippine, and Pacific plates. The 9.0 earthquake was caused when the North American & Pacific plates shifted, in a destructive manner.
