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What is the point where the tectonic plates move causing an earthquake?

earthquake zone or in the boundry of tectonic plates


Types of plate boundries?

The three main types of plate boundaries are divergent, convergent, and transform. Divergent boundaries occur where plates move apart, creating new crust. Convergent boundaries occur where plates collide and can result in subduction zones or mountain formation. Transform boundaries occur where plates slide past each other horizontally.


What do plates move apart on?

Plates move apart on divergent plate boundaries.


How do plates move in a transform boundry?

Transform boundarys are also called strike-slip faults. The only transform boundry is in California.


What type of boundry forms when two plates pull apart?

A divergent boundary forms when two plates pull apart. As the plates move away from each other, magma rises to fill the gap, creating new crust. This process can result in the formation of mid-ocean ridges.


What is convergent boundry?

the boundry formed by the collision of 2 lithosphere plates


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.


What do you get when the plates spread apart?

When the plates move apart they will more than likley create a large creak, Depending on how far they move apart. It would be a small creek.


What is it called when two lithospheric plates move apart?

Continental Plates


Where do plates move apart?

divergent boundarys


How do lithosphere plates move where convection currents rise?

They move apart.


Do Earths Tetonic plates move apart?

Yes they do.