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What is it called when plates of the earth move towards each other or collide?
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∙ 13y ago
fault line
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Earth plates do not collide while revolving around sun?
earth plates can and do collide, even though the earth rotates around the sun
When do earthquakes strike?
When the earth's plates collide.
What landform forms when two of earth's plates collide?
Mountains, get pushed up when two plates collide.
How does the surface of the earth change when two continental plates collide?
The Earths surface changes shape when plates collide when the earths surface overlaps or when there are Earthquakes.
What is it called when pressure builds up in a rock or when other pieces of the Earth's crust collide?
Convergence of tectonic plates, which can cause earth quakes and tsunamis.
What is the relationship between volcanoes and Earth's moving plates?
When the plates collide they form volcanoes and earthquakes.
What were the causes of earthquake?
The plates under the Earth's surface collide together:)
When plates of the earth move apart scientists says they?
It's simple, when the plates collide, the crust of the earth wrinkles forming mountains.
When two tectonic plates collide what does it make?
usually when the tectonic plates collide there is either an earth quake, tsunami or both, however this doess not happen very often.
What happens when two of the Earth's plates collide and one is forced underneath the other?
a earth quake happens
When plates of the earth move toward each other or collide they -----r-e?
disperse
Do earthquakes occur as earth's plates collide?
Yes that is generally where most earthquakes occur
