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When these plates slide or move, it causes an earthquake. For example most recently it was reported that there was one in Nortwest Iran. Thie force of this is measured on "Richter scale" and the more higher it is on the scale, the more powerful it is - causing more destruction.
However, if this happens under the oceans, then it can trigger a Tsunami. A most recent example of this is the 2004 Tsunami in which thousands of people died. and more recently in Japan and the Fukushima Nuclear power plant. There are systems that can be used to warn people that a Tsunami is about to occur but people may not have time to move out of the area. The best that can be done is to move to a very high point.
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∙ 12y agoPlates are sliding on the weak mobile zone\layer of the mantle called, the Asthenosphere.
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∙ 11y agoSliding plates cause earthquakes. As the plates slide the rupture begins.
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What happens when the plates move apart towards and slide past?
When two plates move apart it forms a hole but new crust is formed.
When two tectonic plates slide past each other what happens to the crust of these plates?
When the plates slide past each other, it releases a shock wave, either a p-wave or an s-wave, and it spreads out in all directions. Sometimes it causes earthquakes.
What is a continental slide?
A continental slide is the new crust on the earth surface. It happens when two plates below the earth surfaces meets and the boundary became deep trenches.
What are plates that slide underneath another?
tectonic plates
What type of plate boundaries where 2 plates slide?
A Transform Boundary Is When Two Tectonic Plates Slide By One Another
What happens when two plates slide?
there is faulting
What happens to plates when they slide underneath each other?
earthquake.
What happens when plates scrape and slide past each other?
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What happens when tectonic plates slide past each other?
What occurs when the plates slide each other is a boundary forming. this boundary is called a transform boundary.
How a earthquake begins?
It happens when two stressed plates slide pass each other
What happens to temperature and pressure as depth beneath earths surface increase?
the plates slide in place
What happens when two continental plates slide past each other?
Transform faults are caused by plates sliding past each other.
What happens when the plates move apart towards and slide past?
When two plates move apart it forms a hole but new crust is formed.
When two tectonic plates slide past each other what happens to the crust of these plates?
When the plates slide past each other, it releases a shock wave, either a p-wave or an s-wave, and it spreads out in all directions. Sometimes it causes earthquakes.
What happens when the two plates slide past each other deep inside the Earth's crust?
An earthquake.
What happens when two plates slide pass one another?
The friction generates energy that can manifest itself in an earthquake, which can be more severe if the plates snag on each other.
What is a continental slide?
A continental slide is the new crust on the earth surface. It happens when two plates below the earth surfaces meets and the boundary became deep trenches.
