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Does copper mining cause earthquakes?
No. The moving of tectonic plates does.
Are volcanoes formed when tectonic plates are moving?
When the tectonic plates cause earthquake, it creates a crater in earth. This opening can lead to a volcano.
What are most earthquakes cause by?
moving tectonic plates on earths surface
Can landslides be caused by plates in the earth moving?
Indirectly. The movement of tectonic plates is the cause of the majority of earthquakes. Earthquakes can cause landslides.
What consequences does the tectonic plates have?
The tectonic plates are constantly moving around and if (or even when) they hit each other they cause earth quakes and even volcanoes.
What is another word for tectonic plates?
moving plates
How do you use the word tectonic plates in a sentence?
Example sentence - The tectonic plates are always moving.
What is stresses in tectonic plates?
Magma moving underneath the earth causes tectonic plates to move about.
Do moving plates cause tornadoes?
Moving tectonic plates and tornadoes are not directly related. Tornadoes are primarily caused by atmospheric conditions such as warm, moist air colliding with cool, dry air. Tectonic plate movements can indirectly affect weather patterns, but they do not directly cause tornadoes.
What is the general cause of an earthquake?
The Earth's land masses (tectonic plates) moving against each other. Friction.
What are the kind of large plates of earth that keep moving?
tectonic plates?
How does the motion of the tectonic plates relate to continental drift?
Continental drift is the theory that "plates" on the Earth are constantly in motion and have been for millions of years. Tectonic plates are the actual moving plates.
