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What provides the most evidence for the theory of plates tectonic?
The spreading of the sea floor.
Can volcanoes be cause by spreading tectonic plates?
no
What does the spreading of tectonic plates cause?
Spredading of tectonic plates causes Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Volcanic erruptions, etc.
What way do tectonic plates move to form islands?
By tectonic plates spreading across from which was first known as Pangaea is now spreading more and more out which forms more tectonic islands!
Is it true that when tectonic plates slide past each other they create a spreading of an ocean?
No. When tectonic plates move away from each other they can cause an ocean to spread.
How does the movement of tectonic plates and continents relate?
When the plates drift apart through sea floor spreading, so do the continents
Definition of sea-floor spreading in a kids own words?
it's when tectonic plates split and magma comes up through the separation of the tectonic plates and build new crust
What process forms the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Spreading of tectonic plates - which fresh magma fills in.
What process forms the mid Atlantic ridge?
Spreading of tectonic plates - which fresh magma fills in.
What happens to spreading boundaries?
SPREADING ZONES Spreading zone occurs in the border of two tectonic plates. This happens when the plates generally move away from each other creating an opening for the magma to force through the surface.
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.
What happens at spreading plate boundaries?
tectonic plates move apart allowing magma to move to the surface.
