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As you know, the earth's crust is made up of plates. When two destructive plate boundaries begin to move away from each other (due to convection currents), magma comes out through the gap left. As it cools, it sets. Then more comes out, and sets. The process continues, producing volcanoes. The mid-atlantic ridge was caused this way.
Earthquakes can occur either when an oceanic and continental crust create friction (the oceanic moves under the continental) and move, or when two conservative plate boundaries slide past each other.
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Do you feel the effects of plate tectonics?
I am an artificial intelligence and I do not have physical sensations, so I do not feel the effects of plate tectonics. Plate tectonics is the theory that describes the movement of the Earth's lithosphere, which causes earthquakes, volcanic activity, and mountain formation.
What are several minor cause or earthquakes?
plate tectonics
Can plate tectonics provide an answer to earthquakes and volcanic activity?
NO!
Are the plate tectonics constantly moving and when they do does it always cause an earthquake?
Plate tectonics are always moving! they usually do have something to do with earthquakes!
Plate tectonics and earthquakes related?
Yes, earthquakes happen when the tectonic plates 'slip'.
How do plate tectonics cause earth quakes?
Plate tectonics move. But the plate margin that cause strong earthquakes are collision and conservative plate margins. I hope it helped!
Where does plate tectonics situated in layer of ocean?
earthquakes and volcanoes
What internal process causes most earthquakes?
Plate tectonics
Why are earthquakes commonly in japan and Indonesian etc?
plate tectonics
What are two bad things that can happen as a result of plate tectonics how did plate tectonics cause these events?
Tidal waves, Earthquakes, landslides
When did plate tectonics stop?
As far as the Earth is concerned - plate tectonics has not stopped; the plates are still in motion - which is why we get earthquakes and volcanic eruptions along the plate boundaries.
What has the author David Gubbins written?
David Gubbins has written: 'Seismology and plate tectonics' -- subject(s): Earthquakes, Plate tectonics, Seismology
