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Explain why volcanoes are commonly found at the edges of Earth's moving plates?
it is because the magma in the volcano makes it sink and the moving plates are vewwy vewwy cool
What patterns can be seen around the edges of tectonic plates?
what is it
Where are most active volcanoes abundant?
Edges of tectonic plates
How are volcanoes on spreading ridges and rift zones different from those above descending edges of ocean plates?
They are different because the somali plate is moving away from the african plate so they are not togethet
Where plates tectonics move past each other?
At tectonic plate boundaries, earthquake zones, and the edges of tectonic plates.
What is likely to occur on the earth's surface where it lies above the edges of crustal plates?
volcanoes,earthquakes,mountains
What happens when two continental plates?
If the plates are moving together from opposite directions, the colliding edges will uplift into mountain ranges. If the plates are moving apart, a rift valley will form. If the plates are moving together at oblique angles, a fault zone will occur.
Explain why volcanoes are commonly found at the edges of Earth's moving plates?
it is because the magma in the volcano makes it sink and the moving plates are vewwy vewwy cool
How plate tectonics move?
== == The main features of plate tectonics are: * The Earth's surface is covered by a series of crustal plates. * The plates are composed of crustal rock and solid upper mantle which is called the lithosphere. * Plates are composed of continental and oceanic crust. * The oceanic crusts are continually moving, spreading from the center, sinking at the edges, in a process of recycling. * Rising legs of convection currents beneath the plates create additional plate material at mid-ocean ridges, sinking legs of convection currents swallow old crustal plates at subduction zones. * The heat driving the convection currents is from radioactive decay of material within the Earth and from residual heat from accretion processes during Earth's formation. Convection cells in the magma of the outer core pull the earth's tectonic plates along the surface. These plates can collide and cause earthquakes.
What directly causes earthquakes?
It occurs when 2 plates or margins or crustal rocks are put under tremendous stress they release at a point this stress which leads to sudden movement of crustal rocks and a shockwave is released. This causes an earthquake which is probable especially in seas to send huge waves produced by the shock waves released. As tectonic plates push or pull, stress increases along faults near the plates' edges causing rock in the plate to collapse.
Where do earthquakes and volcanoes mostly frequently occur?
Underground Earthquakes occur along fault lines. Volcanoes are all over the world but a good place to find one is in the Ring of Fire.
What are convergent divergent and transform boundaries?
Boundaries, or faults, are locations on the edges of plates, crustal masses that are very slowly moving atop the convective outer mantle (asthenosphere).At convergent boundaries, two crustal masses (plates) are pushing into each other. This can result in subduction, so may be a destructive boundary.At divergent boundaries, two masses of rock are pulling away from each other. This can be a constructive boundary when it produces rifting and seafloor spreading.At transform boundaries, or transform faults, rock masses move past one another. These are known as conservativeboundaries because crust is neither destroyed or created.(these can cause earthquakes when accumulated strain is released)
What causes earthquakes at the edges of tectonic plates?
Earthquakes are mostly found at the edges of plates because that is the area of which the plates collide in different ways resulting in earthquakes and volcanoes.
What boundaries are convergent and divergent?
Boundaries, or faults, are locations on the edges of plates, crustal masses that are very slowly moving atop the convective outer mantle (asthenosphere).At convergent boundaries, two crustal masses (plates) are pushing into each other. This can result in subduction, so may be a destructive boundary.At divergent boundaries, two masses of rock are pulling away from each other. This can be a constructive boundary when it produces rifting and seafloor spreading.At transform boundaries, or transform faults, rock masses move past one another. These are known as conservativeboundaries because crust is neither destroyed or created.(these can cause earthquakes when accumulated strain is released)
What are the edges of the plates?
de pleit boundaris
What most effectively outlines the edges of the lithospheric plates?
Lithospheric plates are outlined by faults.
Do volcanoes form only on the edges of plates?
Yes
