Tectonic plates which may be either oceanic or continental in nature.
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When plates within the Earth's crust bend and crack, faults are formed. Faults are fractures in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred along the break. These movements can be either vertical or horizontal, causing earthquakes.
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its the earths crust
The crust
earths crust
The sudden vibration in the plates inside the crust causes the earths crust to rise & fall.
No the tectonic plates are on top of the crust.
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Plate Techtonics.
the movement of earths plates or crust
The movement in earths plates create powerful forces that pull or squeeze the rock in the crust.