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What is the plate tectonic process where one plate moves under another?
Subduction.
What tectonic plate is in the continent of Africa on?
The tectonic plate is called the African Plate.
When the rock making up a tectonic plate breaks and moves?
A Fault(:
What happens when a tectonic plate moves rapidly?
Usually an earthquake occurs.
What is formed when the rock making up a tectonic plate breaks or moves?
A fault
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What is the plate tectonic process where one plate moves under another?
Subduction.
What is the slab of the earths crust that regularly moves away from or collides with other slabs called?
A tectonic plate.
What tectonic plate is in the continent of Africa on?
The tectonic plate is called the African Plate.
How does plates affect the surface of the surface?
when tectonic plate collides with other tectonic plates or moves into another tectonic plate it affects surface in a way to create mountains. Like Himalayas are created when the indian tectonic plate collided with asian tectonic plate.
What is a tectonic plate that moves together to cause destructive or compressional plate margins?
convergent
Does subduction happen at a plate boundary?
Subduction is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate.
When a plate moves suddenly what happens?
An Earthquake happens.
When the rock making up a tectonic plate breaks and moves?
A Fault(:
What do geologists call a crustal landmass that moves as a unit?
A Tectonic Plate
What do geologist call a crustal landmass that moves as a unit?
A Tectonic Plate
What happens when a tectonic plate moves rapidly?
Usually an earthquake occurs.
The tectonic plate you live on is called?
the plate i live on is called... Crust
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