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Tectonic plates are large pieces of the Earth's crust which float on the mantle and very slowly move because of gravity and the effects of 'slab pull' as old, dense oceanic crust descends into the mantle. This has caused the continents to change their locations over a period of hundreds of millions of years.
For many years, the tectonic plates have been shifting locations. They shift, slowly at times along plate boundaries. At some plate boundaries they are subducted into the mantle, and at others they collide and form mountains. So think of it like this, the Earth is a big jigsaw puzzle; tectonic plates are the pieces; and they are always in motion.
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The movement of one tectonic plate under another tectonic plate?
The movement of one tectonic plate under another occurs at convergent boundaries. For example, at this boundary denser oceanic crust slides under the lighter continental crust.
What is the movement plates called?
The movement of tectonic plates is part of the process known as plate tectonics.
What is Titanic plate movement?
its actually tectonic plates
How did the Brazilian highlands form?
Tectonic plate movement.
Why is it unlikely that some of the tectonic plates will stop moving?
The lithosphere and sea floor spreading are both factors in the movement of tectonic plate movement. As there is no foreseeable reason for the currents to stop, there is also no foreseeable reason for all tectonic plate movement to stop.
What is the plate movement of a destructive plate?
tectonic shift
How does tectonic plate movement occur?
because
The movement of one tectonic plate under another tectonic plate?
The movement of one tectonic plate under another occurs at convergent boundaries. For example, at this boundary denser oceanic crust slides under the lighter continental crust.
What is the movement plates called?
The movement of tectonic plates is part of the process known as plate tectonics.
What is the movement of the Pacific tectonic plate?
north-northwest
What is Titanic plate movement?
its actually tectonic plates
How did the Brazilian highlands form?
Tectonic plate movement.
Why is it unlikely that some of the tectonic plates will stop moving?
The lithosphere and sea floor spreading are both factors in the movement of tectonic plate movement. As there is no foreseeable reason for the currents to stop, there is also no foreseeable reason for all tectonic plate movement to stop.
Why are there volcano's in the west coast of Canada?
plate tectonic movement
How convection currents drive tectonic plate movement?
by eating them
What is the noun for the movement of one of earth's heavier tectonic plates underneath a lighter tectonic plate?
Subduction.
Where has diversion tectonic plate movement affected the world?
plates tonics
