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Why do most earthquakes occur near tectonic plate boundaries?
Tectonic plates move along, against, or away from eachother at their boundaries. These movements produce earthquakes
What type of boundry is mid ocean ridge?
The main boundary associated with mid-ocean ridges are divergent boundaries, because the plates move away from eachother, or "diverge".
Why do Earthquakes most commonly occur near tectonic plate boundaries.?
Tectonic plates move along, against, or away from eachother at their boundaries. These movements produce earthquakes
What are the four ways tectonic plates move to form an earthquake?
1:towards eachother 2:towars eachother slanting 3:apart from eachother 4:grinding motion
What is it called when two plates move away from each other?
When two plates move away from each other it makes a falt line or a riffed. -bekahcboo
What is the movement of diverging?
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
What happens when the plates move?
When tectonic plates move, they can create geological events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the formation of mountain ranges. This movement is driven by the heat generated within the Earth's mantle, causing the plates to either pull apart, collide, or slide past each other.
What direction do plates move in relation to ridges?
Depends on the type of plate boundary, at a mid-ocean ridge the plates move away from eachother. Ridges can also occur as a result of plate collision where the top layer of lithosphere is scraped off the subducted slab, this is called an accretionary prism.
Do volcanoes erupt when earths plates move?
Well, when earths plates move away from each other that's when it happens but move well then NO!
How do the rocks in a strike-slip fault move?
It's a earthquake where two plates move sideways from eachother for example the San Andreas Fault is a strike-slip earthquake.
How do Plates move where convection currents are rising-?
This tends to occur below a constructive / divergent plate boundary so the plates will move away from each other.
What is the place where two tectonic plates move away from each other horizontially?
This is known as a divergent boundary. At these boundaries, the plates move apart from each other, often creating rift valleys or mid-ocean ridges as magma rises up to form new crust. An example of a divergent boundary is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
