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What happens when the earth's plates stick and build up pressure?
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Eventually the plates begin to move again, typically with an earthquake. The movement can be of several types (both plates bend up; one plate slides up over the other; one plate edge moves one direction while the other moves the opposite way; etc.) The alternative to an earthquake is a period of gradual slippage.
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These plates usually float smoothly along the mantle but at times they build up pressure What happens when the pressure snaps the rock?
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What causes lithospheric plates to build up pressure and finally give along transfrom faults?
convection
What happens at a destructive margin?
A destructive margin is when the oceanic crust moves towards the continental crust and slip under it (oceanic crust is heavier than the continental crust). This can build up a lot of pressure between the plates.
How do earthquakes build up?
The shifting of the Earths Techtonic Plates is what causes earthquakes. The earths crust is floating on top of a layer of magma. When two of earths techtonic plates shift and rub up against eachother, they get caught, because they are rigid, not smooth. When they finally get uncaught, they move very fast and that is what causes the shaking, as does the rubbing up against eachother.
What happens to the temperature and pressure as you go deeper and deeper underground?
The deeper you go inside the ground the hotter it gets and the more pressure begins to build. So basicly they both increaese.
What happens when earths crust doesn't move?
presure starts to build. when that pressure is released, it causes an earthquake. This only happens on a transform boundry beetween two plates, which is where they slide against each other.
These plates usually float smoothly along the mantle but at times they build up pressure What happens when the pressure snaps the rock?
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What pushes the tectonic plates apart?
a build up of pressure
IS the speed of the earth plates very slow?
the speed of the earths plates are very slow, and sometimes they don't move at all. if the earths plates were constantly moving (allot) then we would not be able to build cities because of constant earthquakes.
Is the speed of earth plates is very slow?
the speed of the earths plates are very slow, and sometimes they don't move at all. if the earths plates were constantly moving (allot) then we would not be able to build cities because of constant earthquakes.
What do geologists think causes earths plates to move?
The movement of the Earth's plates is known as plate tectonics. Geologists think the plates move due to a build up of extreme heat in the Earth's crust.
What does pressure have to do with earthquakes?
The Earth's crust is a series of 'plates' moving on a molten surface. These plates slide against each other, and friction causes pressure to build up where the plates meet. Eventually, the pressure becomes so great that the plates 'snap' past each other. This releases the built-up pressure which we feel as tremors.
What is happening to the plates that formed the Colima volcano in Mexico?
The plates are colliding and causing pressure to build there for it is building up the volcano by pushing it up
What occurs when an earthquake happens?
Tectonic plates build up pressure and when the pressure gets to strong they collide. This causes the earth to rumble, which is an earthquake. Massive underwater earthquakes may cause tsunamis.
What causes lithospheric plates to build up pressure and finally give along transfrom faults?
convection
Where do the earthquakes happen?
, Earthquakes occurs along fault lines, fault lines are where tectonic plates meet. There is a build up of pressure when the plates converge ( move in and hit each other). When the pressure is to great it is released in an earthquake. Hope this helps.
How are earthquakes eruptions different from volcanoes?
Earthquakes do not exactly erupt. Earthquakes are caused by the movement the Earth's tectonic plates. Yes, Earthquakes can contribute to the eruptions of Volcanoes because when one plate goes under the other water could be taken with it down into the Mantle. The water and sometimes air when is in the mantle is forced to find an exit and those exits are Volcanoes. When they go into the Volcano pressure builds up and the Volcano erupts. So really Earthquakes are caused by the movement of the Earths tectonic plates while Volcanoes are caused by a build up of pressure in the Earths Mantle.
