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what happends when to plates move apart they make volcanos
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When 2 plates come in contact with one another what happens?
They can slide past each other, they can collide, or they can pull apart.
When two plates diverge what happens?
The tectonic plates are moving apart from each other. The gap created by plates that are moving away from each other is filled in by new crust, created from the solidification of lava which is derived from the decompression melting of rising mantle rock.
What happens when two continental plates slide past each other?
Transform faults are caused by plates sliding past each other.
What happens when plates meet each other?
They form mountains.
What happens when plates slip past each other at transform boundaries?
When plates rub against each other in any direction, it causes an earthquake.
When the earth plates move apart what happens?
when two plate moves apart from each other the intrusion of magma has been take place from mantle
When 2 plates come in contact with one another what happens?
They can slide past each other, they can collide, or they can pull apart.
When two plates diverge what happens?
The tectonic plates are moving apart from each other. The gap created by plates that are moving away from each other is filled in by new crust, created from the solidification of lava which is derived from the decompression melting of rising mantle rock.
What are plates called if they move apart from each other?
Divergent Boundaries
What happens at plate boundaries?
A brief description of each with occurences:Convergent--the collision of two plates from opposite directions. Mountain formation, volcanic activity, earthquakes. Divergent--The pulling apart of two plates in opposite directions. Creation of new crust with volcanism. Ridges. Transform--Where plates slide past each other. Earthquakes, fault mountains.
Why are the pacific plates and the antarctic plates moving away from each other?
Because over time plate tectonics move apart. they either move apart, collide, or slide against each other. it's like the San Andreas fault those plates are moving away from each other.
What are three ways plates can move in relation to one another?
Plates either move towards each other (convergent plates), away from each other (divergent plates) or slide next to each other (transform plates).
What is the difference between convergent and divergent and transform boundaries?
Divergent boundaries- Plates move apart from each other Convergent boundaries- Plates compress against each other Transform boundaries- Plates move past each other
What happens when two continental plates slide past each other?
Transform faults are caused by plates sliding past each other.
What happens when plates meet each other?
They form mountains.
What happens to plates when they slide underneath each other?
earthquake.
What happens when plates collide into each other?
It creates mountians
