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some features caused by plate tectonics would be folded and faulted mountain chains. subduction zones are also some important features caused by plate tectonics. the oceanic crust goes underneath the continental crust creating a subduction zone at the plate boundaries.
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Did plate tectonics on Mars form the volcanoes on Mars?
No. Mars does not have plate tectonics. The volcanoes on Mars are the result of hot spots.
What caused the major features of Tennessee's landscape?
Plate tectonics
Why is plate tectonics a suitable name for the study of plate motion. Explain?
It is a suitable name because tectonics comes from the Greek word tekton which means builder, and plate tectonics refers to the building of the features on Earth's surface due to deformation caused by plate movements...
What can occur to earths surface as a result of plate tectonics?
they shake and crack it.
Are plate tectonics flat?
yes plate tectonics are flat
How do plate tectonics result in the development of earths major geologic features?
No movement
How are crustal features related to plate tectonics?
well i think that it is that plate tectonics are when they move by earthquakes and crustal features are when they discribe the crustal and the plate tectonics.
What shapes earth features?
Plate tectonics.
How do volcanoes help plate tectonics?
Volcanoes don't help plate tectonics; volcanoes are the result of plate tectonics.
Are the great lakes a result of plate tectonics?
The Great Lakes are more the result of glaciation than plate tectonics.
What two geographical features form as a result of volcanic eruptions are in relation to plate tectonics?
It forms from the rise in mountains and valleys .:)
What are Most seafloor features are changed by?
plate tectonics
Did plate tectonics on Mars form the volcanoes on Mars?
No. Mars does not have plate tectonics. The volcanoes on Mars are the result of hot spots.
What caused the major features of Tennessee's landscapes?
Plate tectonics
What caused the major features of Tennessee's landscape?
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
Do any moons have tectonic plates?
Sort of. Jupiter's moon Europa has linear features on its surface that are likely the result of processes similar to plate tectonics on earth.
