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The movement of tectonic plates caused by convection currents in the mantle.
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∙ 14y agocontinental drift of the tectonic plates.
Basically the solid layer of the planet, is actually floating on a layer of liquid.
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How far did the plates move on March 11 2011 that caused the earthquake and tsunami in Japan?
The Tectonic Plates moved 8 feet
Does the tectonic plates move about?
yes the plates can move slowly
Are most volcanoes on land caused by the earths plates moving away form each other?
Sometimes it causes earthquakes, as well as when earths plates move in opposite directions. But yes, volcanoes are also formed when these plates move out of place or away from each other, for example Hawaii. That is an example of plates sliding through the ocean which causes islands.
What plates caused mtfuji to form?
tectonic plates
Where do convergent plates move?
Convergent plates move toward one another
What caused the tectonic plates?
they are plates under the crust that move when are shifted
What causes continental plates to move?
the continental plates are caused when silicon,silica and dioxid combined together making the plates split and then it causes the plates to move.
What is the caused the tsunami?
It is when the plates of the earth move under the sea
Why did an earthquake happen in Japen?
because it has techtonic plates and the plates started to move but they rubbed against each other and caused the land to move as well and the earthquake was so powerful that it caused an underwater earthquake called a tsunami.
What makes up tetonic plates?
Tectonic plates are made of the Earth's crust. The convection caused by the mantle makes them move.
How far did the plates move on March 11 2011 that caused the earthquake and tsunami in Japan?
The Tectonic Plates moved 8 feet
Why do Hawaiian Islands move?
They move because the plates in Earths mantle shift and cause the island to move slightly. As the plates move around they cause changes in Earths landforms. The more pressure is on the plates the more they move around. Because of Japans tsunami and earthquakes, the plates were moved around to Hawaii and possibly could have caused an island to move. If you wander what plates are well they are rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle rock.
How far do the plates move across the surface of the earth?
A few inches to cause mountains and volcanos to erupted And that would be caused by the tectonic plates to slightly move and create land forms and can destroy land form
What caused the earth to shift?
Volcanic action between the edges of tectonic plates are forcing them to move apart, and the plates are floating on the fluid, molten magma beneath the crust.
What force pull or pulls the continents?
Convection currents caused by the earth's radioactive core move the continental plates.
Does the tectonic plates move about?
yes the plates can move slowly
What causes earthquakes to happen in cities?
Earthquakes are caused by two plates getting hung up, or locked in place. The tremors that follow are the usual forces that move the tectonic plates.
