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What occurs when the plates of rock that form Earths surface slide back and forth?
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An EarthQuake Accurs
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Where is basalt found on the earth's crust?
Basalt is found by comparing oceanic plates beneath the ocean floor.
What happens when two tectonic plates rub back and forth?
an earthquake happens
What would happen if two plates rubbed back and forth against each other?
an earthquake happens
How do volcanoes make igneous rock?
Volcanoes are simply an opening in the surface , or a mountain on the surface created by ejecta, from which magma is spewed forth onto the surface. Once the lava has solidified by cooling, it is classified as an extrusive igneous rock.
What are the three ways that earths plates move?
The continents move by continental dirt which was hypothosized by Alfred Wegener who was dis-resepcted back then because people though it was impossible for the continents and plates to move. But, Wegener was right and he became very famous for discovering Pangaea which is German for "super-continent" , they my also be moved by earthquakes and other natural disasters.
Where is basalt found on the earth's crust?
Basalt is found by comparing oceanic plates beneath the ocean floor.
What gathers information that can not be seen from earths surface?
There are a number of orbital telescopes, the most famous being the Hubble, as well as robotic probes, the Mars lander and so forth, that gather information that cannot be obtained from the Earth's surface. The far side of the moon, which is never seen from the Earth's surface, has been photographed.
The particles in a surface water wave move back-and-forth only?
the particles in a surface water move back- and- forth only.
The particles in surface water wave move back and forth only?
the particles in a surface water move back- and- forth only.
What happens when two tectonic plates rub back and forth?
an earthquake happens
What is the unit of measurement for a paper plate?
One paper plate, two paper plates, three paper plates, and so on and so forth.
What would happen if two plates rubbed back and forth against each other?
an earthquake happens
What would happen if two tectonic plates rubbed back and forth against each other?
an earthquake happens
Does evaperation only happen on the surface of water?
Yes, but the surface of water can also be inside of air bubbles, and so forth, too.
How do volcanoes make igneous rock?
Volcanoes are simply an opening in the surface , or a mountain on the surface created by ejecta, from which magma is spewed forth onto the surface. Once the lava has solidified by cooling, it is classified as an extrusive igneous rock.
How does atmosheric pressure distribute energy around the globe?
On a global scale there are four major air pressure zones. There's the equatorial low, the subtropical hights, the subpolar lows, and the polar hights.together they carry air back and forth between the equator and the poles and between earths atmosphere and it's surface
What is the bouncing back and forth of light waves as they travel from one surface to another?
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