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If you are thinking of tectonic plates then there are more than two.
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What two types of crusts on earth are there?
The Earth's crust is broken up into a large pieces, which are called plates. Two types of plates are oceanic and continental
Where two of the earth plates split apart?
At the boundry of two tectonic plates, you get volcanoes, earthquake epicentres and ( if its under the ocean) tsunamis.
Where can the ring of fire be found and why is it called the ring of fire?
Where: There are two but I have no idea where they are lol. Why: There is a huge circle of volcanoes along some of the earth's plates.
What occurs when two plates collide and one of the plates dips below the other?
It is called subduction. When subduction occurs one plate slips beneath the other and sinks into the Earth's mantle and creates a trench.
What and how is a volcano formed?
Most volcanoes occur where two plates meet. When two plates move apart causing a gap, hot molten rock called lava rises up between them; this type of volcano occurs on the ocean floor and is mostly invisible. If the amount of magma is large enough, it rises above the surface of the ocean and an island is created. If two plates collide and one plate is forced beneath the other plate, the friction makes the first melt and magma rises up; only a few volcanoes on earth are formed like this, but their eruptions are the most violent and dangerous ones. Sometimes volcanoes also form in the middle of the plates which are called hotpots; these are places that are connected by channels to the hot mantle of the earth.
What is The shifting and breaking of the surface rocks when two plates slide past each other deep inside the earth called?
an earthquake
What happens when the two plates slide past each other deep inside the Earth's crust?
An earthquake.
What two types of crusts on earth are there?
The Earth's crust is broken up into a large pieces, which are called plates. Two types of plates are oceanic and continental
What is formed when two plates spread on Earth's crust?
Plates
How is the Earth formed?
two tectonic plates colide
What is the place where two plates come together called?
Tectonic plates are separated by "faults," places where the structure of the Earth is cracked. Most earthquakes occur along fault lines.
What are strong shaking movement of the Earths curst called?
These are called earthquakes, they are caused by two huge rock plates in the earth which crash into each other.
What is difference between an earthquake and a fault?
Faults are actually the reason earthquakes start. A fault is two Techtonic Platesrubbing against each other, creating tension and stress. When thetension and stress overcomes the strength of the fault, the two plates slip/move,causing the ground to move in various ways, which is also called an earthquake.Techtonic Plates: plates made up of the earths crust that are moving along alayer of magma inside the earth,called the mantle.
What is the difference between an earthquake an an and a fault?
Faults are actually the reason earthquakes start. A fault is two Techtonic Platesrubbing against each other, creating tension and stress. When thetension and stress overcomes the strength of the fault, the two plates slip/move,causing the ground to move in various ways, which is also called an earthquake.Techtonic Plates: plates made up of the earths crust that are moving along alayer of magma inside the earth,called the mantle.
Whats an earthquak?
when two of earth's plates collied.
What is 2 collision of 2 oceanic plates?
an earth quake happens when two plates meet
What is it called when two lithospheric plates move apart?
Continental Plates
