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How does the ocean floor keep getting wider but the earth stays the same size?
Because the Earth's tectonic plates are constantly moving
Which earth layer keep tectonic plates in motion?
Im pretty sure it is the Asthenosphere it is the warming, plastic (moving) like upper mantle.
What keeps Earth in motion?
plates keep earth in motion
How did earthquake make the Himalayas?
the earth's surface is made up of tectonic plates, due to convection currents these plates are moving all the time because of this you have huge tectonic plates pushing against each other. the cause of earth quakes is tectonic plates rubbing against each other, eventually these plates push up wards founing huge mountain vistas such as the himilayas. these plates keep moving and this is whay mount Everest grows 4 inches or so every year (might be 4 millimeters)
Will the plates ever stop moving?
No, plates will always keep moving because of the convection currents in the mantle under the Earth's crust, as long as the Earth's interior stays hot. This is not likely to happen before the Sun swallows up our planet far, far in the future.
Why do the continents keep on moving?
The continents move due to the process of plate tectonics. The Earth's lithosphere is divided into several large plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below. These plates move slowly over time, causing the continents to also move. This movement is driven by processes such as seafloor spreading, subduction, and mantle convection.
Why does djibouti have volcanic activity?
Because the plates keep moving which causes volcanic activity .
Why does the Himalayan mountains keep growing at a constant rate?
It does because the tectonic plates keep moving more upward in that area
Why do earthquakes occur along the fault lines of the earths plates?
because that's where they are colliding. the plates are moving towards each other and they collide and then they keep pushing on each other and may even crumble and that is when the earth cracks and breaks and an earth quake happens. hope this helps! :) :) i love Dallin Dorius! i no that was random, but i do!
What does the water keep moving on the surface and into the earth mean?
Being in the liquid form water keeps on moving on the surface and into the earth due to gravitation force of the Earth.
What two tectonic forces keep the earth the same size?
None. The Earth remains the same size because it does not lose or add material (except for meteorites, which are negligable. Tectonic forces move the -parts- of the Earth around, moving the water out of the way as needed, but nothing is added to or taken from the Earth's size.
Why does the earth have a atmophere?
Mainly because Earth has a large enough mass, and therefore a large enough gravity, to keep an atmosphere.
