What are the different movements of crust?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 5/26/2023

seafloor spreading occurs when oceans widen and continents separate.

convergent plate movements occurs when two plates collide toward each other.

divergent plate movement is the moving away of plates from each other.

transform plate movement occurs when two plates are sliding horizontally with each other.

Gillian Watsica ∙

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∙ 2y ago

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Terrane in a sentence?

A terrane is a fragment of crust that has a geologic history different from that of the surrounding crust, often resulting from tectonic movements.

How of the movements of earth's crust produced in rock mountains?

it comes from the crust

What do you call the movements of the earths crust?

Tectonics.

What is the movements of plates of the earths crust you?

Plate Techtonics.

What is the movements in the crust that cause the faulting or folding of rock?

Tectonics.

What movements of the earth's crust and mantle are referred to as?

Plate tectonics.

What is the study of crustal changes caused by movements of large blocks beneath the crust?

The study of crustal changes caused by movements of large blocks beneath the crust is called plate tectonics :)

What is the term for smaller movements of the earths crust that follow an earthquake?

Aftershocks.

Movements of earth's crust usually take place along a?

focus

Did the movements on the Earth's crust cause the formation of mountainsridges and valleys?

wan

A specialist in study of earthquakes and other movements of the earth's crust?

geologist

What triggers seismic waves?

Disturbances within the earth crust, such as plate movements.