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Sliding plates release tension and energy to cause earthquakes.
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Do earthquakes cause sliding plates?
If you mean tetonic plates, then no, sliding tetonic plates cause earthquakes.
Many strong earthquakes are caused by what?
Many strong earthquakes are caused by plates sliding apart.
When plates of earth's crust move and then rapidly release occur?
It causes earthquakes.
What is the transformed plate movement?
the transform plate movement is when the plates are sliding. this causes earthquakes. imagine one plate then across is another. one moves up and one down sliding.
What is transform plate movements?
the transform plate movement is when the plates are sliding. this causes earthquakes. imagine one plate then across is another. one moves up and one down sliding.
What is most damaged by earthquakes?
Most earthquakes are caused by plates sliding aginst each other.
What are underground plates called?
sliding,seperating,and colliding plates and tectonic plate . Tectonic plates are the one which cause earthquakes
What causes earthquakes along a transform boundary?
A transform boundary is a fault zone with two plates that are horizontally sliding past each other. The sudden release of energy when the rocks fracture causes an earthquake.
Are sliding plates responsible for earthquakes?
Sliding plates are involved in earthquakes but I wouldn't say that they are responsible. Why do they slide? The Earth's mantle contains radioactive material which heats the mantle, and the heating is not entirely even since the distribution of radioactive material is also not entirely even. When heat builds up in one location, it causes convection currents; the hotter molten rock will rise. These currents at some point rub against the continental plates that float on top of the mantle. This causes the plates to slowly move. At some point, colliding plates, or plates that slide underneath other plates, will result in an earthquake.
What does sliding plates cause?
Sliding plates, also known as transform plate boundaries, cause horizontal sliding between two tectonic plates. This movement can result in earthquakes along the boundary as the plates grind past each other.
Why are there earthquakes on earth?
Friction between shifting tectonic plates builds up, and the energy release causes an earthquake.
Describe three ways in which earths plates interact?
The earth's plates interact: 1. that's how you make mountian's 2. thet's how you get ocean trenches 3. that's what causes earthquakes
