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Mexico is atop three tectonic plates (North American, Pacific and Cocos Plates) which are part of the so-called Ring of Fire. The Rivera Plate could also be considered as part of these, but it only touches a small portion of the sea floor in front of the Mexican Pacific, not touching the actual mainland. It is located precisely, on the subduction zone between the North America, Pacific and Cocos Plates.
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What cities are on tectonic plate boundaries?
Japan is under three tectonic plates
What cities are on plate boundaries?
Japan is under three tectonic plates
What is under the tectonic plates under ground?
Tectonic plates move because they are floating on top of the liquid mantle.
What kind of plates are under Japan's?
Tectonic plates
Is there any life under tectonic plates?
Well There Is NOT Any Life Under Tectonic Plates Because Under The Tectonic Plates Is The Mantle And Its So Hot That A Human Body Or Any Type Of Living Thing Would Live Under there would Burn To Pieces
How have tectonic plates influenced Mexico's geographic features?
Located atop three tectonic plates (North American, Pacific and Cocos Plates), Mexico is one of the most geologically active regions of Earth. This has resulted in a varied topography, which includes the three Sierra Madre mountain ranges, the Mexican Altiplano (or Central Mexican Plateau) and the flat lands of the Yucatan Peninsula. Also, The Tropic of Cancer (23
How are tectonic plates involved in causing earthquakes and volcanoes?
the tectonic plates shake under the earth causing earthquakes
What caused the tectonic plates?
they are plates under the crust that move when are shifted
What are moving pieces under the earths surface that form the earths crust?
The answer is tectonic plates floating on the lithosphere. Does that answer your question? LOL :)
What tectonic plate caused Christchurch's earthquakes?
there tectonic plates under the water. so when the tectonic plates are moved or hit each other means there will be an earthquake.
Are tectonic plates thicker under the ocean?
Yes
What do tectonic plates lay directly under what?
magma.
