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The borders, or cracks, between tectonic plates are called ________.?
Brandon Edwards
The cracks between the plates of the lithosphere are called plate boundaries. They are the cause of plate tectonics and many natural disasters.
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What are Cracks in the ground caused by earthquakes called?
cracks in the ground caused by earthquakesFaults. Cracks in the earths crust usually caused by earthquakes are called faults.No, their not! Faults are to do with tectonic plates, earthquake cracks are called earthquake cracks.
When tectonic plates move the cracks that occur are known as faults.?
Yes they are.
Crack in earths crust?
Cracks in the Earth's crust are called faults. They are typically a result of the action of tectonic forces and may be the cause of earthquakes.
Places where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock are called?
places where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock is called springs.
What are cracks in the moon's bedrock called?
They are called "rilles".
What are Cracks in the ground caused by earthquakes called?
cracks in the ground caused by earthquakesFaults. Cracks in the earths crust usually caused by earthquakes are called faults.No, their not! Faults are to do with tectonic plates, earthquake cracks are called earthquake cracks.
What is a set of cracks that forms when two tectonic plates are pulling away from each other known as?
Divergent Plate Boundary. A Rift Valley forms between the two plates.
What does the presence of earthquakes tell about the land?
It is indicative of the presence of fault lines (cracks in the mantle), or faults (separations between tectonic plates).
What are cracks in earths crust that move or shift?
Tectonic plates.
What are the deep cracks where tectonic plates pull away from each other?
This deep cracks a better known as Faults.
Sets of deep cracks that form between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from eachother are known as?
These sets of deep cracks are known as rifts. Rifts are characterized by intense stretching of the Earth's crust, often leading to the creation of a new ocean basin.
Sets of deep cracks that form between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other are known as what?
Mid-ocean ridges
What tectonic plates move the cracks that occur are known as faults?
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Sets of deep cracks that form between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other are known as?
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What are the cracks between the plates called?
crakes betwenn the plates
When tectonic plates move the cracks that occur are known as faults.?
Yes they are.
What is magma that squeezes into vertical cracks between rocks and then hardens is called?
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