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Not San Francisco proper, but parts of the metropolitan area do. The city of San Francisco itself lies entirely on the North American plate, with the San Andrea Fault passing just south and west of the city. Parts of nearby Daly City and Pacific lie on the Pacific Plate.
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Are tectonic plate under ground or above ground?
Tectonic Plates are the ground. They are large slabs of earth that float on top of the magma.
What Is the theory that the earths lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere?
A theory that says the lithosphere is divided into plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere is called '' plate tectonics''
What happens if the tectonic plates are on top each other?
The lower plate subducts down into the mantle while frictional heating between the plates melts the rock of the plates, creating volcanoes in the upper plate.
What types of people are more vulnerable to earthquakes?
Its not people that are vunelrable, its more like countries. Earthquakes are caused by tectonic plates shifting and giving way, its where 2 plates meet that earthquakes are caused. On google images you can probably find tectonic plates maps and it will show you where and what places are on top of the plates. Other then that no specific people are targeted unless you count the residents of the countries!
What country straddles two plates?
Iceland sit on top of a divergent plate boundary.-Dayshia L.
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
Are the tectonic plates in the earths inner core?
No the tectonic plates are on top of the crust.
Are tectonic plates part of the asthenosphere or the lithosphere?
Tectonic plates are segments of the lithosphere. They float on top of the asthenosphere.
What do the tectonic plates float on?
The tectonic plates, part of the lithosphere, move around and float on the top of the asthenosphere.
What is under the tectonic plates under ground?
Tectonic plates move because they are floating on top of the liquid mantle.
What is broken into sections called plates which float on top of the crust?
tectonic plates
Why do you see only the dry land areas of tectonic plates on a typical world map?
Because the dry land (continents) are the top of the tectonic plates?
Does Uranus have earthquake?
uranus is a gas giant. Gas giants lack the tectonic plates (rocky plates floating on top of a molten core) necessary to have earthquakes. Only rocky planets which have tectonic plates can have earthquakes.
What layer do tectonic plates sit on?
The Crust of the Earth. (the top layer)
What is the tectonic plates in earth's crust?
plates of the earth's crust that float on top of the molted mantle layer.
How does the earth's plates move on top of the crust?
The Earth's tectonic plates do not move on top of the crust, they are the crust. The crust is made out of plates. The plates float on top of the mantle, which is made of molten rock, called magma. The plates move because of currents in the magma.
Are tectonic plate under ground or above ground?
Tectonic Plates are the ground. They are large slabs of earth that float on top of the magma.
