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What are the tectonic plates called which made the Haiti earthquake?
The Caribbean plate and the North American plate.
How did plate movement cause the eruption of mt st Helens?
Actually, the North American Plate and the Pacific plate form a transform boundary. There is no volcanism related with a transform boundary. Mt. Saint Helens was created by the interactions of the North American plate and the Juan de Fuca plate. The Juan de Fuca plate is an oceanic plate, made of material which is more dense than continental plates, such as the North American plate. The Juan de Fuca plate and the North American plate are currently smashing into each other, and Juan de Fuca plate is subducting (sinking below) because it is denser. this allows for magma to come to the surface, and creates a volcano. Please disregard the first answer as it is complete and utter jank.
What are the Sierra Nevada Mountains made out of?
Half of it lies on the North American Plate and half of it is on the Pacific Plate.
What made the North American plate and the Pacific plate collide during the mesozoic era?
i dont know,how about you stop searching it and read your making connnections geography book
How did mount st Helens become a volcano?
Mount St. Helens was created by the interactions of the North American plate and the Juan de Fuca plate. The Juan de Fuca plate is an oceanic plate, made of material which is denser than continental plates, such as the North American plate. The Juan de Fuca plate and the North American plate are currently moving towards each other, and Juan de Fuca plate is going underneath the North American plate because it is denser. This allows for magma to come to the surface, and it creates a volcano.
How was Vancouver island made?
It was made when the Juan De Fuca plate went under the North American plate and lifted part of the North American plate.
What does the north American plate consist?
The North American Plate is made up of a thick granitic core that extends from the Atlantic Ridge to the Pacific Plate. The North American Plate drifts to the northwest two to three centimeters a year.
What are the tectonic plates called which made the Haiti earthquake?
The Caribbean plate and the North American plate.
Is the north American plate made of land?
Yes, it is but it is also made of oceanic crust.
What are the names of the plates that Mt Hekla are on?
Mt Hekla is on the Eurasion Plate and it is moving apart from the North American plate which made Hekla.
How did plate movement cause the eruption of mt st Helens?
Actually, the North American Plate and the Pacific plate form a transform boundary. There is no volcanism related with a transform boundary. Mt. Saint Helens was created by the interactions of the North American plate and the Juan de Fuca plate. The Juan de Fuca plate is an oceanic plate, made of material which is more dense than continental plates, such as the North American plate. The Juan de Fuca plate and the North American plate are currently smashing into each other, and Juan de Fuca plate is subducting (sinking below) because it is denser. this allows for magma to come to the surface, and creates a volcano. Please disregard the first answer as it is complete and utter jank.
What plates are is the earth made of?
The earth is not made up of only 3 plates. Some plates are the north and south American plates, the nazca plate, the pacific plate, the Australian plate, the eurasian plate, and the African plate. The plates are made from an igneous rock called basalt, and it also has some granite.
What are the 3 plates earth is made of?
The earth is not made up of only 3 plates. Some plates are the north and south American plates, the nazca plate, the pacific plate, the Australian plate, the eurasian plate, and the African plate. The plates are made from an igneous rock called basalt, and it also has some granite.
What are the Sierra Nevada Mountains made out of?
Half of it lies on the North American Plate and half of it is on the Pacific Plate.
What made the North American plate and the Pacific plate collide during the mesozoic era?
i dont know,how about you stop searching it and read your making connnections geography book
What are the names of the geographic plates on earth?
The names of the major plates are:African Plate which is made up of:-Madagascar Plate-Nubian Plate-Seychelles Plate-Somali PlateAntarctic Plate which is made up of:-Kerguelen microcontinent-Shetland Plate-South Sandwich PlateEurasian Plate which is made up of:-Adriatic or Apulian Plate-Aegean Sea Plate-Amurain Plate-Anatolian Plate-Banda Sea Plate-Burma Plate-Iberian Plate-Iranian Plate-Molucca Plate-Halmahera Plate-Sangihe Plate-Okinawa Plate-Pelso Plate-Sunda Plate-Timor Plate-Tisza Plate-Yangtze PlateIndo-Australian Plate which is made up of:-Australian Plate-Capricorn Plate-Futuna Plate-Indian Plate-Kermadec Plate-Maoke Plate-Niuafo'ou Plate-Sri Lanka Plate-Tonga Plate-Woodlark PlateNorth American Plate which is made up of:-Greenland Plate-Okhotsk PlatePacific Plate which is made up of:-Balmoral Reef Plate-Bird's Head Plate-Caroline Plate-Conway Reef Plate-Easter Plate-Galapagos Plate-Juan Fernandez Plate-Kula Plate-Manus Plate-New Hebrides Plate-North Bismarck Plate-North Galapagos Plate-Solomon Plate-South Bismarck plateSouth American Plate which is made up of:-Altiplano Plate-Falklands Microplate-North Andes Plate
What is happening to the plates to form mount saint Helen?
The 3 plates, The Juan de Fuca plate, the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate collided and made mt st helens but i'm not sure what's happening currently with the plates....
