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moving of tectonic plates (lithospheric plates)
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What causes the plates to move that make an earthquake?
transform boundaries
Why are the majority of earthquake zones located at tectonic pate boundaries?
The majority of earthquake zones are located at tectonic pate boundaries because it is the relative motion of the plates that causes earthquakes.
What is formed when two plates are sliding in each other?
An earthquake is caused when two techtonic plates collide causing friction which then causes them to slide away from eachother causing a huge jolt in the earth called and Earthquake.
What is the relationship between plate boundaries and earthquake epicenters?
Yes! Earthquake epicentres and volcanoes both tend to be concentrated at or near the boundaries of tectonic plates.
What causes earthquakes what areas in North America are more prone to earthquake activity?
Earthquakes are caused by the shifting of the Earth's plates usually at transform boundaries. California is a major earthquake area in NA because of the San Andreas fault line.
What physical processes caused the haiti earthquake?
the convection and conversion on plate boundaries, the diversion of plates as well
What causes the plates to move that make an earthquake?
transform boundaries
What are natural causes of an earthquake?
The movement of the earth's crust and the plate boundaries, cause seismic activity, which causes the earth to rumble, causing the feel of an 'earthquake'.
Why are the majority of earthquake zones located at tectonic pate boundaries?
The majority of earthquake zones are located at tectonic pate boundaries because it is the relative motion of the plates that causes earthquakes.
What causes genetic diversion in nature?
effect of genetic diversion on environment
Earthquake foci can be used to mark the boundaries of what earth features?
Earthquake foci can be used to mark the earths plate boundaries . The movement along the plate boundary causes the earthquake. Knowing where the foci is can help predict future earthquakes in that scientists can monitor the area for shifts in the plates.
Why do eartquakes usually occur at plate boundaries?
Becaus ePlate tectoins move or push together and causes an earthquake.
How the convergent boundaries and the earthquake produce a tsunami?
when the two plate boundaries breaks free, the force causes the water to overflow and create a tsunami. One or both of the plate have to be an oceanic plate. :D
What are facts about both California and Japan have frequent earthquakes?
California and Japan are both on tectonic plate boundaries, so when those boundaries move it causes massive earthquake, which is why you hear about it on the news all the time :)
What happens when plates slip past each other at transform boundaries?
When plates rub against each other in any direction, it causes an earthquake.
Where does an earthquake usually form?
Plate boundaries
What is formed when two plates are sliding in each other?
An earthquake is caused when two techtonic plates collide causing friction which then causes them to slide away from eachother causing a huge jolt in the earth called and Earthquake.
