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What is a break in the crust of the Earth where the pieces slide in relation to each other?
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Why are tectonic plates like the pieces of a jig saw puzzle?
well, because they are formed by deformation of the earth's crust, so as they break off they are like pieces of a puzzle that could fit back on the earth.
How fast do the pieces of the earth's crust move?
Very gradually
Are trees really going to break the Earth's crust?
Tree roots cannot reach the depths of the earth's crust.
Each huge block of earth's crust is called?
Large pieces of the Earth's crust are called tectonic plates. Currently, there are 7 to 8 major tectonic plates in the Earth's crust.
What is the Earth's crust broken into large pieces called?
They are called plates!
Why are tectonic plates like the pieces of a jig saw puzzle?
well, because they are formed by deformation of the earth's crust, so as they break off they are like pieces of a puzzle that could fit back on the earth.
Why pieces of earth's earliest crust do not exist today?
why do pieces of earths earliest crust not exist today
What do you call the pieces of the Earth's crust?
The different pieces that the Earth's crust is broken into are known as tectonic plates.
Break in earths crust where pieces of the crust move relative to each other?
A fault is a break in the Earth's crust where pieces of the crust move relative to each other. This movement can cause earthquakes as stress builds up along the fault line and is released suddenly. Faults are common in regions where tectonic plates interact and are essential for understanding earthquake hazards.
Why is the crust of earth barley visible on scaled drawing's?
Because by actual measurement, the "crust" of the earth, in relation to the size of the earth, is just about as thick as the skin of the apple in relation to the rest of the apple.
A tectonic plate is a slab of earth's?
crust? what is it that you are asking exactly?
Is it true that the earth's crust is made of many pieces that move?
Yes, that is true. The movement of the pieces of the Earth's crust is explained in a subject called plate tectonics.
Break in earth crust?
Fissure.
A break in earth crust?
the answer is focus
A place where pieces of earth's crust move is the?
Lithosphere.
What are the pieces of the lithosphere?
Earth's Crust, Lithosphere and Asthenosphere
Pieces of the lithosphere are?
Earth's Crust, Lithosphere and Asthenosphere
