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Rocks crack and shift when from moving plates because too great?
Rocks
Plates and the rocks that compose them are moving apart at these places?
diverging plates
What are the main causes of crack growth in rocks overtime?
weathering and plant growth growing through and eventually causing a crack in the rock
What process causes rocks to crack?
heat and extreme pressure. also water freezing and melting.
How do fossils provide evidence for moving plates?
Their evidence comes from rocks at earths surface.
Rocks crack and shift when what from moving plates becomes too great?
Pressure
Rocks crack and shift when from moving plates because too great?
Rocks
Plates and the rocks that compose them are moving apart at these places?
diverging plates
What is an earthquake made of?
An earth quake occures when the underground plates that are near the center of the earth come together, like 2 over-lap, the friction will cause heat, and also when the 2 over-lap, they can crack, which then causes the earth quake. The size of the earth quake all depends on the size of the crack.
Why do rocks and crustal plates move?
beacause it is moving
What is formed when rocks slide along a cracks?
sounds like, if the rocks are plates, an earthquake... assuming this "crack" is a fault?? does this help?
Explain what makes a volcano explosive?
rocks and hot moving plates
What are the main causes of crack growth in rocks overtime?
weathering and plant growth growing through and eventually causing a crack in the rock
What is the idea of giant plates of rock moving slowly across earths surface called?
rocks
What process causes rocks to crack?
heat and extreme pressure. also water freezing and melting.
How do fossils provide evidence for moving plates?
Their evidence comes from rocks at earths surface.
How are faults created?
Over many years, moving plates build up pressure inside rocks. Tension strains rocks and those rocks crack and shift to relieve the pressure. That's how faults are created. Well, don't quote me on this because I'm only an eleven year old girl.
