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What is divided into pieces called tetonic plates?
Tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
What is one result of the movements of tetonic plates?
one goes under the other
Does the moon have moving plates or active volcano's?
No, the Moon no longer has a molten core, so there no active volcanos or moving tetonic plates.
Does Venus have tectonic plates?
no i don't think that Venus has tectonic plates because it doesn't have an activating core like earth. but earth has earthquakes because it has an activating core and sometimes the core moves which makes the plates move and that makes an earthquake
How were regular mountains formed?
The most common way mountains are formed is when two tetonic plates collide
What moves Earth's tetonic plates?
the upper mantle
Do earthquakes cause sliding plates?
If you mean tetonic plates, then no, sliding tetonic plates cause earthquakes.
What makes up tetonic plates?
Tectonic plates are made of the Earth's crust. The convection caused by the mantle makes them move.
How can sea mounts help us understand the movement of tectonic plates?
The sea mounts help us understand the movement of tetonic plates because when the tetonic plates move's the earth's crust making little formations of sand underwater.
What is divided into pieces called tetonic plates?
Tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
Causes for earthquake?
tetonic plates in a transform boundary
What caused the Chile and Haiti earthquakes?
tetonic plates
Do Earths Tetonic plates move apart?
Yes they do.
A moving slab of rock is called a?
Tectonic Plate
What is one result of the movements of tetonic plates?
one goes under the other
What type of geologic actions do you think happen at the boundaries of tetonic plates?
Volcanoes, caused by slipping plates, and earthquakes, caused by rubbing plates.
Where does earthquakes happen on earth?
Earthquakes happen when tectonic plates hit into each other. Causing an earthquake. ~DDG~
