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What might happen to rocks when earths plates move?
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What are earths techtonic plates made of?
massive rocks
How do fossils provide evidence for moving plates?
Their evidence comes from rocks at earths surface.
Plates are composed of earths crust and?
dirt and rigid rocks
What is the idea of giant plates of rock moving slowly across earths surface called?
rocks
What does category of earthquake mean?
the moving or depositioning of rocks underneath the surface of the earth when th earths plates collide
How does the movement of earths plates cause earthquakes?
The plates rub together causing the rocks to move and it causes the ground to shake forming an earthquake. The more the plates move, the bigger the earthquake number.
How do earthquakes happen-?
Earthquakes happen when under the ground rocks break at a fault. The rocks then break it release of energy which causes semi waves.
What does lithosphere mean in science terms?
lithosphere refers to the rocks of the earths surface and upper mantle or depth of plates. hope that helped
Why are mountains and earthquakes two geologic features found on earths surface that are caused by the movement of crustal plates?
They are geologic features because when the crustal plates move its makes cracks on earth the the mountains are one because everytime the crustal plates move it breaks the earths surface and the dirt and rocks start gathering together
What does rocks in earths mantle contain a higher percentage of what than rocks in earths crust?
iron and magnesium
How do intrusiver rocks form?
intrusive rocks are formed within the earths surface from magma. extrusive rocks are formed from lava outside of earths surface
