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When a plate moves suddenly what happens?
An Earthquake happens.
What happens when a ocean plate moves against a continental plate?
a BIG earthquake
What happens when the oceanic plate moves to the side and the oceanic plate slides past the continental plate?
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What happens when a tectonic plate moves rapidly?
Usually an earthquake occurs.
What happens on the San Andreas?
a continental divide and plate techtonics as one plate moves shear to another.
What happens when an oceanic plate moves under a conitental plates through a subduction?
it is the hawaii
What happens before a plate moves in the Earth's surface?
the ground shifts and there are tiny earthquakes.
How does happen after a earthquake?
a earthquake happens whaen a plate moves that what happen when we had the christchurch earthquake happened.
What happens when an oceanic plate moves under a continental plate?
When an oceanic plate moves under a continental plate, a subduction zone is formed. The oceanic plate is forced down into the mantle, where it melts and creates magma. This magma can then rise to the surface, causing volcanic activity on the continental plate.
What direction do plates go for each?
The Pacific Plate moves northwest, the North American Plate moves southwest, the Eurasian Plate moves southward, the African Plate moves northward, and the South American Plate moves westward.
What happens to the earths crust at a subbduction zone?
In a subduction zone, an oceanic plate moves under another plate (whether continental or oceanic). Sometimes pressure builds up, and earthquakes occur.
In which direction is the indo-australian plate moving?
The Indo-Australian plate moves Northeast as the Pacific Plate moves around it in a Northwest direction as if rotating.
