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If we didn't have tectonic plates nothing would be living. We would have been burnt by the moulten lava
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Why does the earths surface look the way it does?
The Earth's surface looks the way it does because of the way the wind, water, and the tectonic plates move under the surface. They have shaped the surface into what it is today through millions of years of change.
What are moving pieces under the earths surface that form the earths crust?
The answer is tectonic plates floating on the lithosphere. Does that answer your question? LOL :)
Why are there are almost no extrusive ultra basic rocks in earths crust?
There are almost no extrusive rocks on the earths surface because they are all under the earths surface. They are mainly lower than the earths surface.
The surface of the earth moves violently in an what?
The surface of the earth moves violently in an earthquake. This occurs when there is a sudden release of energy in the earths crust. Anything from a volcano to a tectonic plate shift can cause an earthquake.
A tectonic plate is a massive portion of the earths what?
lithosphere
What forces below earth surface shape landforms?
The tectonic plates below earths surface shape earths landforms
What are two ways the movement of earths plates changes the earths surface?
Its Tectonic Activity
Why you have an earthquake?
the tectonic plates are shifting under the earths surface.
What name is given to slipping or sliding surface of parts of the earths surface?
plate tectonic
What are most earthquakes cause by?
moving tectonic plates on earths surface
What moves the ocean floor?
the tectonic plates under the earths surface
Do tectonic plates cover the earths entire surface?
94% of the earth. yes
Why does the earths surface look the way it does?
The Earth's surface looks the way it does because of the way the wind, water, and the tectonic plates move under the surface. They have shaped the surface into what it is today through millions of years of change.
How do covergent boundary plates affect earths surface?
The tectonic plates combined together
What processes do scientist infer to have shaped earths surface in the past?
The shifting of Tectonic Plates.
The earths surface is broken into large pieces what are they called?
Tectonic Plates
What are moving pieces under the earths surface that form the earths crust?
The answer is tectonic plates floating on the lithosphere. Does that answer your question? LOL :)
