a fault is what it is called.
The place where two tectonic plates move away from each other horizontally are called divergent plate boundaries.
Plate tectonics is a continuous process of individual plate movements involving the entire lithosphere.
When oceanic plates push against one another they cause subduction or adduction earthquakes. These plate tectonics take place on ocean floors all over the world.
A fault line is a place where two plates rub together. This tectonic activity can cause earthquakes both on dry land and underwater. When it happens underwater, it can create a tsunami.
Tectonic plates are separated by "faults," places where the structure of the Earth is cracked. Most earthquakes occur along fault lines.
because of the plates moving
slip fault?
The concept of plate tectonics has revolutionized the explanation about how earthquakes occur in Earth Sciences. Plate tectonics tells us that the Earth's rigid outer shell (lithosphere) is broken into a mosaic of oceanic and continental plates which can slide over the plastic aesthenosphere, which is the uppermost layer of the mantle. The plates are in constant motion. Where they interact, along their margins, important geological processes take place, such as the formation of mountain belts, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
It is called plate boundarys :P
The ring of fire!! Or the edges of tectonic plates.
According to the theory of plate tectonics, no. The theory of plate tectonics basically states that all the continents and oceans rest on massive pieces of the Earth's crust called "plates". These plates sort of float on the mantle beneath them. Thus, plates are able to move. Sometimes, one plate can get pulled underneath another one, in a process known as subduction. Because plates are constantly moving, the continents and oceans that rest above them move also. This is why the Pacific ocean is gradually getting smaller, the Atlantic gradually growing, etc.
Fault lines
They are called a Plate Boundaries :)
the plate tectonics will be flat and no more volcanoes.
The Plate Boundaries. It could be called the plate boundary, plate edge, or continental divide. With tectonic plates, they meet at the fault line.
All earthquakes are caused by plate tectonics, that is the movement of the different plates that make up the surface of our earth. Earthquakes occur at the boundaries between these plates, (there are 7 plates), when the plates "bump" up against one another or separate enough. The place where these incident occur are called "fault lines". There are two major fault lines in close proximity to the nation of China, and the activity in these fault lines occasionally coincide, giving the illusion of high activity. The reality is that earthquakes in China are no more frequent than in other areas where plate tectonics occur around the globe.
The place where two tectonic plates move away from each other horizontally are called divergent plate boundaries.