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What two tectonic plates border each other along the coast of California?
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∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThe Pacific and North American plates.
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Why do earthquakes mostly happen along tectonic plates boundaries?
Becuase when the tectonic plates shift or move, it creates an earthquake. so the closer to the tectonic plates, the more strong the earthquake.
What are the different pieces of the Earth's crust called?
Along with their attached rigid uppermost mantle, they are referred to as tectonic plates.
Where do faults usually occur along?
along the the boundarys between 2 or more tectonic plates
What happened to rocks and fossils as the tectonic plates separated and drifted apart?
They were carried along with the plates to new locations.
Which layers does Earth's tectonic plates sit atop and slide along?
Asthenosphere
A mid-ocean ridge forms along what plates?
tectonic plates
Why do earthquakes mostly happen along tectonic plates boundaries?
Becuase when the tectonic plates shift or move, it creates an earthquake. so the closer to the tectonic plates, the more strong the earthquake.
Earthquakes occur most often along the?
Earthquakes occur most often along the boundaries of tectonic plates.
What are the different pieces of the Earth's crust called?
Along with their attached rigid uppermost mantle, they are referred to as tectonic plates.
What typically occurs along boundaries of tectonic plates?
earthquakes
Where do faults usually occur along?
along the the boundarys between 2 or more tectonic plates
Why earthquakes in Italy?
As it is along a fault line (gap between tectonic plates)
Which layers does Earth's tectonic plates sit atop and slide along?
Asthenosphere
What common natural disasters can occur along the edges of the tectonic plates?
Earthquakes!
What happened to rocks and fossils as the tectonic plates separated and drifted apart?
They were carried along with the plates to new locations.
What happened to rocks as fossils as the tectonic plates separated and drifted apart?
They were carried along with the plates to new locations.
What layer of the mantle contains tectonic plates?
The Lithosphere contains the tectonic plates. :)
