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What earth plates spread apart slowly?
Divergent plates are tectonic earth plates that spread slowly apart.
Why do earthquakes take place near tectonic boundaries?
The plate boundaries are where two plates will either push together, rub past each other or spread apart from each other. What causes stronger earthquakes is the pusing and rubbing of these two plates. It's strength depends on the severity of the movement of the plates but generally the closer you are situated to the plates the more severe it will seem.
What causes friction on tectonic plates?
the movement of tectonic plates
Do transform plates move together or apart?
Transform plates are also known as "Spreading Plates." Therefore, they spread apart
How does subduction cause earthquakes?
the disturbment of the earth's tectonic plates causes an earthquake. It basically causes a couple of plates to crash.
What earth plates spread apart slowly?
Divergent plates are tectonic earth plates that spread slowly apart.
What is formed when two plates spread on Earth's crust?
Plates
What causes the movement of plates?
colliding plates and
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 causes plates to stop moving temporarily?
Friction causes plates to stop moving temporarily. The motion of the magma under the plates will cause the plates to move again.
The primary source that causes the seafloor to spread and continents to drift?
In the middle of the ocean is a rift where the ocean floor squeezes out lava and pushes the ocean plates apart.
Why do earthquakes take place near tectonic boundaries?
The plate boundaries are where two plates will either push together, rub past each other or spread apart from each other. What causes stronger earthquakes is the pusing and rubbing of these two plates. It's strength depends on the severity of the movement of the plates but generally the closer you are situated to the plates the more severe it will seem.
What causes friction on tectonic plates?
the movement of tectonic plates
What are tectonic plates and how do they shape the earth?
They are pieces of land that either are divergent which means that they spread apart from each other, they can also be transform plates which slide on each other and the last kind that mostly shapes the earth are tectonic plates that collide or converge which causes earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.
Why do plates case earthquakes?
Lol, I'm learning that in my science class! The plates spread to far up,down,sideways, or anyway and that's what causes earthquakes... I think that's the right answer since I got a good grade on one if those ?.
Why is the world affected mostly by earthquakes?
There are so many plates on our earth and if two of those plates spread apart, collide, of sink under one another, that causes an earthquake. Some countries are effected more by earthquakes than others.
Do transform plates move together or apart?
Transform plates are also known as "Spreading Plates." Therefore, they spread apart
