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In the earth there is this liquidy part called the asthenosphere and it rises because it gets hot, expands and gets less dense and then it sinks because it cools off, contracts and gets more dense this is a very SLOW ongoing cycle that causes the plates to move and it's called convection currents
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What is the role of the mid oceanic ridge in the movement of lithosperic plate?
It doesn't have a role. It is a natural phenomena
What natural disasters are cause by plate techtonics?
hurricanes is not what occurs it is earthquakes volcanos tsunamis and mountains
Are hurricanes caused by plate movement?
yes
A crack in the earths crust caused by tectonic plate movement is called a?
Fault.
A Crack in the earth's crust caused by tectonic plate movement is called what?
Fault.
What is the role of the mid ocean ridge in the movement of lithosperic plate?
It doesn't have a role. It is a natural phenomena
What is the role of the mid oceanic ridge in the movement of lithosperic plate?
It doesn't have a role. It is a natural phenomena
What natural disasters are cause by plate techtonics?
hurricanes is not what occurs it is earthquakes volcanos tsunamis and mountains
Why do passive margins have no trenches?
Trenches are caused by plate movement.
Are hurricanes caused by plate movement?
yes
What are the natural causes of an earthquake?
plate movement
Which type of disaster is caused by convergent plate movement?
The most common natural disasters that are a direct result of convergent boundaries and their shifts are earthquakes.
What caused the 2004 indoneisan tsunami - a divergent convergent or transform plate movement?
It was a thrust fault, a covergent plate movement.
Earthquake activity in California is primarily caused by?
slipping plate movement.
What are some of the features of earth that are caused by plate movement?
mountains and earthquakes
What kind of landforms can destructive plate movement cause?
Mountains, Continents, Volcanoes, Islands, and Fault Lines are the 5 landforms caused by plate movement.
What are 5 kind of landforms caused by plate movement?
Some landforms caused by plate movement are: islands, plateaus, fault-block mountains, folded mountains, and fault lines. Hope this helped! :D
