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The atmosphere in the pacific begins too rot at the bottom of the coast causing a friction which makes a 'crack', hense making the earthquake
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What sometimes causes earthquakes in the pacific coastal plains?
fault
Do most earthquakes along the west coast are caused by the north American plate slowly moving into the pacific plate?
Yes
The science that studies earthquakes and their causes?
Seismology is the science of earthquakes and their causes. A scientist who studies earthquakes and their causes is called a seismologist.
In what area of the world are Earthquakes most common?
Earthquakes are most common where plates of the crusts collide or separate and especially in the Pacific ring of fire. The pacific ring of fire is a chain of volcanoes and earthquakes along the edges of the Pacific ocean.
Does deposition causes earthquakes?
i think that earthquakes can cause deposition
The most earthquakes occur on what coastline?
the Pacific Ocean
What causes earthquakes in the pacific coastal plains?
fault
Why are there more earthquakes on the western part of the US?
There are so many earthquakes on the west coast because the west coast is between tectonic plates. These plates move and cause earthquakes.
What sometimes causes earthquakes in the pacific coastal plains?
fault
What is the circle located in and around the Pacific Coast where scientists think most volcanoes and earthquakes are located?
The ring of fire
Why does North America's Pacific coast has more earthquake than North America's Atlantic coast?
The Ring of Fire is the area on the Pacific's outermost borders. This area has the highest activity of volcanoes, earthquakes, etc. The West Coast is part of the Ring of Fire.
Why do earthquakes occur along north America's pacific coast?
There are more earthquakes in the west coast because the west coast of America is adjacent to a destructive tectonic plate margin and this means that there is more crustal movement/stress there. Also, there is oceans there which causes an erosion.
Do most earthquakes along the west coast are caused by the north American plate slowly moving into the pacific plate?
Yes
What are some areas in the United States where the earthquake risk is high?
West coast probably has the worst earthquakes in the US.
Why is Pacific Ocean ideal of Tsunamis?
The pacific plate slides across the North American plate for example, which causes tsunamis to form do to underwater earthquakes
What geological event occurs frequently as the pacific plate slides past the north American plate along the coast of California?
Earthquakes
What causes the pacific ocean to become warmer off the coast of Peru?
El Nino
