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What causes coastal plates to become thicker?
Compression
Why doesn't the earth's crust become thicker even when a new crust is formed at divergent boundaries?
Because, the molten material that moves into the fissures and cracks between diverging plates is no thicker than the existing plates. The plate will then probably be destroyed at the other end, due to a convergent boundary :)
Are tectonic plates thicker under the ocean?
Yes
What causes the movement of plates?
colliding plates and
What is the difference between oceanic and continental plates?
Continental plates are thicker and less dense. Continental plates are mainly granitic in composition. Oceanic plates are mainly basaltic in composition. The rock of continental plates is on average, much older than the rock of the oceanic plates. The oceanic plate underlies the oceans, and the continental plate makes up the land masses. Continental plates do not subduct at convergent plate boundaries.
What causes continental plates to move?
the continental plates are caused when silicon,silica and dioxid combined together making the plates split and then it causes the plates to move.
What causes plates to stop moving temporarily?
Friction causes plates to stop moving temporarily. The motion of the magma under the plates will cause the plates to move again.
What causes friction on tectonic plates?
the movement of tectonic plates
Why there is more earthquake in coastal area?
There are normally more earthquakes in coastal areas because they are on the fault lines between the different techtonic plates.
Why does positive battery post turn black?
Negative plates in the battery are naturally this dark color. A short between plates causes a discharge or equalization in potential which more or less is changing the positive plates and post to the color of the negative. The battery will become useless.
How does subduction cause earthquakes?
the disturbment of the earth's tectonic plates causes an earthquake. It basically causes a couple of plates to crash.
What causes earthquake at diversion boundaries?
moving of tectonic plates (lithospheric plates)
