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It is called a subduction zone.
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Where do you call the lithosperic plates slides back into the earth?
Subduction
What is the driving force for the moment of the lithospheric plates?
Heat escaping from Earth's core drives the mantle convection currents which move the Earth's lithospheric, tectonic plates. The heat in the Earth's core was originally a result of the gravimetric potential energy released as the Earth's materials collapsed out of the solar nebular. This heat melted the whole Earth and the various components separated into layers related to their density. All the heavy stuff - Iron, Nickel, gold and the radioactive elements went to Earth's centre. Over geologic time all this heat would have dissipated and the Earth should have cooled and completely solidified by now (there would be no plate movement as has happened on Mars). However, the quantity of radioactive elements packed into the core means that the energy from these as they decay (by fission) has kept Earth's core molten and hot (as hot as the surface of the Sun). So the forces moving the lithospheric plates are "nuclear powered". If one goes back further, the radioactive elements (all elements heavier than Iron) are made in the explosion of large stars called supernovas. So ultimately the force powering the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates is the explosion of a star. Isn't that amazing!
Why are earthquakes less likely to happen at the center of earth's plates?
they are less likely to happen at the center of Earth's plates because the plates collide in the front or in the back and unless a plate is the middl3e and another is moving to its center it well most likey not hit its center.
What are the three types of boundaries between lithospheric plates?
The three types of plate boundaries are convergent boundaries (where plates move towards each other), divergent boundaries (where plates move away from each other), and transform boundaries (where plates slide past each other horizontally).
How are the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes useful in identifying Earth's tectonic plates?
Techtonic plate movement forms land masses by three different movements or boundaries: 1. tranform boundaries- when plates slide BY one another 2. divergent boundaries- when plates slide APART fom one another 3.convergent boundaries- when plates slide TOWARDS one another Convergent boundaries can form a continental collision, when "plates crash or crunch together" forming a mountain range (over millions of years). a convergent boundary can also make an ocean trench when one plate slides under the other.
Which dino has plates in back?
Stegosaurus had plates down it's back
Why are earthquakes less likely to happen at the centers of the earth?
they are less likely to happen at the center of Earth's plates because the plates collide in the front or in the back and unless a plate is the middl3e and another is moving to its center it well most likey not hit its center.
Kingdom Hearts after you get all the slides what do you do?
After you collect all 6 slides, go back into the tent and talk to Jane.
If the earth's crust is growing at mid-ocean ridges why doesn't the Earth grow larger?
Because - the Earth's crust is forced back below the surface at the edges of the tectonic plates These areas are called subduction zones.
Why do you think the plates look the way they do today?
The reason the earth split apart is because of flooding, it kept pushing it back and back til the lands broke apart. I think the reason the land mass plates are like they are because of all the flooding around the world.
Does the stegosaurus have plates?
yes it does it has plates on its back and spikes on its tail
What is the name for the process of recycling materials that make up the Earth's crust and mantle?
Subduction is the process of materials moving back into the earth at the boundary of tectonic plates.
