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What is happening to the earth's plates at the japan trench?
The pacific oceanic plate is sinking beneath the continental plate to which Japan is attached in what is called a subduction zone. The oceanic plate is being destroyed.
What are happening to the earths plates in Japan Trench?
The pacific oceanic plate is sinking beneath conential plate
Japan is well known for having a large number of earthquakes How might you explain this?
earthquakes mostly happen where two or more continental plates meet and the push or rub together. japan is over more than one continental plate.wheras Australia is only on one continental plate
Why is the earthquake happening?
The reason for the earthquake in Japan is two plates of the earth's crust are shifting. After the earthquake, there was a tsunami, or a tidal wave, and also many aftershocks.
Why is there many earthquakes in Japan?
because japan is in something called "the ring of fire" where the techtonich plates are most vulnerable to shift around.
What is the cause of japan's tsunami?
An earthquake under the sea very close to Japan. Earthquakes are caused by the readjustment of the techtonic plates, and this is because the tectonic plates were converging into each other and since continental plates are more dense than oceanic plates the oceanic plates subducted into the mantle causing an earthquake under the sea. The waves slowly rolled across the ocean causing the waves to get larger as they were moving away from the focus point.
What kind of plates are under Japan's?
Tectonic plates
Is Japan continental continental oceanic oceanic or continental oceanic?
Oceanic-Oceanic.
Have the tectonic plates moved after the earthquake in Japan?
Yes, the plates have moved.
What two tectonic plates caused Mount Unzen in Japan?
The Philippine and Eurasian plates created Mount Unzen in Japan.
How many plates are in japan?
3
What is happening to the plates to form mount unzen?
Japan is a magmatic island arc, and involves the subduction of oceanic crust containing volatiles (water and other fluids) below continental crust. This lowers the melting point of the rock and causes melting, giving you magma to form your volcanoes. Have a look for the sangabawa and ryoku paired metamorphic belts for a bit more advanced reading.
