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What builds up to make an earthquake?
energy from plate techtonic
Why did an earthquake hit New Zealand?
because techtonic plates moved
'how did the Indian ocean earthquake start'?
Because of faults in the Earth's techtonic plates
How does a earthquakes place affect tsunamis?
when the techtonic plates move, they can make an earthquake, that then may trigger techtonic plates to move and begin waves that become a tsunami
When can a earthquake happen?
When the earth's techtonic plates come together at just the right angle and one goes slightly up it creates an earthquake
What happens to the layers of the Earthduring a earthquake?
The techtonic plates are shifting. One plate is being overlaped by the other.
What natural process led to and caused the Japan earthquake?
The movement of techtonic plates under the earth's crust
How Can seismic be used to determine an earthquake epicenter?
Like a polyghraph squiggles show the techtonic plates moving.
Why did an earthquake happen in Japen?
because it has techtonic plates and the plates started to move but they rubbed against each other and caused the land to move as well and the earthquake was so powerful that it caused an underwater earthquake called a tsunami.
Why there is more earthquake in coastal area?
There are normally more earthquakes in coastal areas because they are on the fault lines between the different techtonic plates.
What is formed when two plates are sliding in each other?
An earthquake is caused when two techtonic plates collide causing friction which then causes them to slide away from eachother causing a huge jolt in the earth called and Earthquake.
How does valcano occur?
Volcanoes occur when two techtonic plates come together, like an earthquake- which sometimes causes the formation of a volcano, push through the crust.
