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Sacramento, California is on the North American Plate near the boundary with the Pacific Plate. As these plates grind against each other it creates earthquakes that can affect the area.
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What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
The lithosphere is broken up into sections called?
Tectonic plates
How did the movement of tectonic plates affect the landforms of south Asia?
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What is the difference between Continental plates and Tectonic plates?
Continental plates are tectonic plates. They are tectonic plates upon which continents rest, and they move as do all tectonic plates. Basically, there is no difference, other than the fact that oceanic plates are another type of tectonic plate.
What is the difference between a tectonic hazard and a tectonic event?
a tectonic hazard is a disaster caused by the moving of tectonic plates.....anda tectonic activity is the moving of tectonic plates........
How do tectonic plates affect caves?
it made them
How do covergent boundary plates affect earths surface?
The tectonic plates combined together
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
How do convection cells affect the crust above it?
It will move the tectonic plates
Do earthquakes affect the earth?
It's a shift in the Earth's tectonic plates.
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
How does plates affect the surface of the surface?
when tectonic plate collides with other tectonic plates or moves into another tectonic plate it affects surface in a way to create mountains. Like Himalayas are created when the indian tectonic plate collided with asian tectonic plate.
The lithosphere is broken up into sections called?
Tectonic plates
How does a convection cell affect the crust material above it?
It will move the tectonic plates
How do convection cells affect the crust material above it?
It will move the tectonic plates
How did the movement of tectonic plates affect the landforms of south Asia?
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How do convection currents affect earth?
Convection Currents affect earth by slowly moving the tectonic plates
