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Collide-When two plates meet
Divide-When two plates separate
Slide-When two plates move in a smooth way together
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Does the North American plate collide divide or slide?
slide
How do plate tectonics make underwater volcanoes?
When two tectonic plates collide with each other. If they collide, they usually slide under each other, causing a tsunami. However, If the collide head on, ground is pushed upward, creating a volcano'mountain
When tectonic plates collide the Earth's crust forms?
When tectonic plates collide they often form volcanoes or moutains. But when they slide past each other they create earthquakes...like in Haiti or Japan.
Why are tectonic plates able to slide along?
The are floating on the liqid lithoshere.This cause them to collide with others to make earth quakes!
What are the general ways that plates move or interact?
They either slide apart or slide together. If they slide apart, over millions of years they form oceans or things like the grand canyon. If they collide they form mountains and volcanos. They bump into each other and move away.
Does the North American plate collide divide or slide?
slide
Where Earth's plates move they may slide alongside one another pull apart or?
I am going to make this easy. The answer is DIVIDE!
How do you use the word collide?
That child is about to fall off of the slide and collide with another child!
Where Earth's move they may slide alongside one another pull apart or?
collide
Where earth's plates move they slide alongside one another pull apart or?
collide
What are the plates of Haiti that collide?
Haiti is located near a transform boundary between the North American and Caribbean plate. As such they do not collide but slide past each other.
How do plate tectonics make underwater volcanoes?
When two tectonic plates collide with each other. If they collide, they usually slide under each other, causing a tsunami. However, If the collide head on, ground is pushed upward, creating a volcano'mountain
What makes earthquaks so dangerous?
cause an earthquakes ? it cause when collide or slide against each other
When tectonic plates collide the Earth's crust forms?
When tectonic plates collide they often form volcanoes or moutains. But when they slide past each other they create earthquakes...like in Haiti or Japan.
How might two tectonic plates interact with each other?
They can collide with each otherOne plate may slide under another plate.They can slide past each other
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.
Why are tectonic plates able to slide along?
The are floating on the liqid lithoshere.This cause them to collide with others to make earth quakes!
