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What happens to lithospheric plates at tectonic plate boundaries?
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Divergent Plate Boundary: The area where two plates are moving in relatively opposite directions and new crustal material is being created by rising decompressed mantle rock. Examples would be the mid-ocean ridges, and the East African Rift. Convergent Plate Boundary: The area where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other and one of two things happens; either the more dense plate subducts under the lighter plate and heads toward the mantle, or, if the plates are of similar density, they cause uplift and mountain forming events. Examples would be the oceanic to continental crustal collision creating the Andes Mountains, and the continental to continental crustal collision creating the Himalayan Mountains. Transform Plate Boundary: The area where two plates are grinding past each other, snapping into place from elastic rebound as they go, causing numerous earthquakes. The San Andreas Fault is an example of a transform plate boundary between the North American and Pacific plates.
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What causes earthquake at diversion boundaries?
moving of tectonic plates (lithospheric plates)
What happens to lithospheric plates when an earthquake occurs?
Lithospheric plates, which also are called tectonic plates, move towards or away from each other when an earthquake occurs.
What sections of Earth's crust ad upper mantle?
That would be the lithosphere. This is broken into sections known as lithospheric (or tectonic) plates.
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
What is the name of tectonic geologic area of unstable tectonic plates that loops around the pacific ocean and includes japan?
Trenches define one of the most important natural boundaries on the Earth's solid surface: the one between two lithospheric plates.
What causes earthquake at diversion boundaries?
moving of tectonic plates (lithospheric plates)
What happens to lithospheric plates when an earthquake occurs?
Lithospheric plates, which also are called tectonic plates, move towards or away from each other when an earthquake occurs.
What can tectonic plates also be called instead of tectonic plates?
Tectonic plates are also "Continental Crust" and "Oceanic Crust". Also lithospheric plates.
Earth's crust is divided into many different tectonic 'what'?
Tectonic or lithospheric plates.
What sections of Earth's crust ad upper mantle?
That would be the lithosphere. This is broken into sections known as lithospheric (or tectonic) plates.
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
What are the plates called that make up the Earth's crust?
They are known as tectonic plates from the Greek word for carpenter.
What happens along divergent boundaries?
along divergent boundaries tectonic plates move apart & rifts are created
What is the name of tectonic geologic area of unstable tectonic plates that loops around the pacific ocean and includes japan?
Trenches define one of the most important natural boundaries on the Earth's solid surface: the one between two lithospheric plates.
What is the definition of tectonic plate?
The lithosphere is broken up into what are called tectonic plates - in the case of Earth, there are seven major and many minor plates. The lithospheric plates ride on the asthenosphere. These plates move in relation to one another at one of three types of plate boundaries: convergent or collision boundaries, divergent or spreading boundaries, and transform boundaries. Earthquakes, volcanic activity, mountain-building, and oceanic trench formation occur along plate boundaries. The lateral movement of the plates is typically at speeds of 50-100 mm/a.
What were boundaries?
Boundaries are where two tectonic plates meet.
Where do tectonic plates interact?
Interactions between tectonic plates occur at plate boundaries.
