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What do you call the movements of the earths crust?

Tectonics.


What is the movements of plates of the earths crust you?

Plate Techtonics.


What often occurs along faults or breaks in earths crust where movements occur?

Earthquakes often occur along faults or breaks in Earth's crust where movements occur. These movements happen when stress builds up along the fault and is released suddenly, causing the rocks to break and generate seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity depending on the magnitude of the movement along the fault.


What is the term for smaller movements of the earths crust that follow an earthquake?

Aftershocks.


Where do movements of the earth's crust usually take place?

Movements of the Earth's crust usually take place along plate boundaries, where tectonic plates interact. These interactions can result in events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the formation of mountain ranges.


What is formed when plates within the earths crust bend and crack Earth's crust?

When plates within the Earth's crust bend and crack, faults are formed. Faults are fractures in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred along the break. These movements can be either vertical or horizontal, causing earthquakes.


Can the US gov create an earthquake?

no. earthquakes are set off by sudden movements in the earths crust


Where do folds in the earths crust form?

along tectonic plate boundaries.


What occurs when earths crust shift?

When the Earth's crust shifts, it can result in earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the formation of mountains or valleys. These movements are usually caused by the tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface shifting and impacting one another.


What often occurs along faults or breaks in earths crust where movement occurs?

earthquakes


What devices can detect even tiny movements of the crust along a fault?

i think a bike


What happened if the earths crust move suddenly along fault?

The result is commonly known as an earthquake.