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What plates are in earths structure?
Techtonic plates
What happens as earths mantle drags on the bottom of techtonic plates?
The plates move
What are the techtonic plates made of?
the techtonic plates are made of various types of rock. mostly Granite/ igneous rock.
What part of earth contains plates?
The crust. All of the Earths crust are part of techtonic plates.
What is the activity of the earths moving plate called?
ok i can help u with this, the moving of the techtonic plates is called faulting or fault :]
What is earths source of heat energy that drives these huge continental plates?
earths innercore. it's temperature is so hot because of all the pressure from the other layers of the earth. the techtonic plates moving have nothing to do with the innercore.
What does moving of techtonic plates cause?
the moving of techtonic plates causes mountains and underneath the ocean they make trenches ect.
How do earthquakes build up?
The shifting of the Earths Techtonic Plates is what causes earthquakes. The earths crust is floating on top of a layer of magma. When two of earths techtonic plates shift and rub up against eachother, they get caught, because they are rigid, not smooth. When they finally get uncaught, they move very fast and that is what causes the shaking, as does the rubbing up against eachother.
How does a earthquakes place affect tsunamis?
when the techtonic plates move, they can make an earthquake, that then may trigger techtonic plates to move and begin waves that become a tsunami
What is the type of boundary where techtonic plates separate?
Divergent
How was mt aso formed?
2 techtonic plates
What is the cause of earth quake?
the techtonic plates moving, earthquakes mainly happen on the crakes in the techtonic plates like new zealand has quite a few because they are on a crack.
