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What happens when a plate boundary collides with a new plate boundary?
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∙ 13y ago
It creates a violent wave through the earth and when it reaches the surface it causes the ground to shake also known as an earth quake
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What do you call a plate boundary in which no new crust is made or destroyed?
recessive plate boundary
What plate boundary produces new land?
transform boundary
What happens at mid ocen ridges?
Creation of new ocean floor/oceanic lithosphere, at the boundary of diverging tectonic plate.
What plate boundary is near New York?
New York is on the north american plate
What was the plate boundary at the new Madrid earthquake in 1811?
The 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes are a rare example of large earthquakes occurring in the middle of a plate, there was no plate boundary involved.
Why does New York not have earthquakes like California?
California is on a tectonic plate boundary. When the plates move past each other, an earthquake happens. There is no boundary running through New York.
What do you call a plate boundary in which no new crust is made or destroyed?
recessive plate boundary
What happens on a divergent plate boundary?
the two plates are moving away from each other, and new crust is formed.
What boundary does new crust form at?
Divergent plate boundary.
What plate boundary produces new land?
transform boundary
What island of New-zealand is bisected by a plate boundary and what kind of plate is this?
The 'South Island'. A collision boundary.
What happens at mid ocen ridges?
Creation of new ocean floor/oceanic lithosphere, at the boundary of diverging tectonic plate.
What plate boundary is near New York?
New York is on the north american plate
What was the plate boundary at the new Madrid earthquake in 1811?
The 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes are a rare example of large earthquakes occurring in the middle of a plate, there was no plate boundary involved.
At what type of plate boundary is new ocean crust formed?
Older material
Which plate boundary is Rabaul on?
Rabaul is on the Australian-Pacific plate boundary. The Australian-Pacific plate boundary is over 4,000 kilometers long and is situated by Papua, New Guinea.
The boundary line of which two tectonic plates lie near New Zealand?
The boundary is between the Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate.
