pressure builds uo and then releases
pressure builds uo and then releases
Shear stress.
When an earthquake occurs, lithospheric plates either slide past each other, collide, or move apart along their boundaries. The stress accumulated along the plate boundaries is released suddenly, causing the plates to deform and generate seismic waves that we feel as an earthquake.
When lithospheric plates rub past each other, they can form transform plate boundaries. At these boundaries, the plates grind against each other in a horizontal motion, causing friction and pressure to build up. Eventually, this can lead to earthquakes as the built-up energy is released.
An Earthquake occurs.
A transform boundary is formed when two crustal lithospheric plates slide past each other horizontally in opposite directions. The movement at these boundaries is typically characterized by frequent earthquakes due to the friction between the two plates as they slide. An example of a transform boundary is the San Andreas Fault in California.
Yes, earthquakes are primarily caused by the movement of tectonic plates. When two plates slide past each other, get stuck, and then suddenly release, it generates seismic waves that we feel as earthquakes.
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Earthquakes
The most important factor when determining the types of boundaries that form when two lithospheric plates collide is the relative motion between the plates. Depending on whether the plates are moving towards each other, away from each other, or past each other, different types of boundaries like convergent, divergent, or transform boundaries will form.
earthquakes happen
The rocks move past each other horizontally.