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What happens when tectonic plates get subducted?
they will form a mountain
How did the Brazilian highlands form?
Tectonic plate movement.
What plates are causing mauna kea to form?
Tectonic Plates
What can tectonic plates form when they converge?
i think its volcanoes...i'm not sure..
Which rigid zone on the earth' surface form drifting tectonic plates?
Which rigid zone on the Earth's surface forms the earth's "drifting" tectonic plates?
What plates causes mount saint Helen to form?
Tectonic movement in the ocean or sfs sea-floor spreading, caused it
How does mount vesuvius relate to tectonic plates?
Mount Vesuvius is the result of a subduction zone, where one tectonic plate slides under another. In this case the portion of the African Plate that is under the Mediterranean is sliding under the Eurasian Plate. This generates magma tha allows volcanoes to form.
What is a tectonic cycle?
It is when the tectonic plates form and grow older.
How was Mount Pelee born?
Mount Pelee is a stratovolcano. It is made of layers of ash and lava flows from past volcanic eruptions. The volcano itself formed as a result of a process called subduction. The the east, a portion of the North American Plate is colliding with and sliding under the Caribbean Plate. As it sinks into the mantle it takes some water with it. This water alters the chemistry of the hot rock of the mantle, causing some of it to melt and rise through the crust.
What occurs at a dee-ocean?
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How was the mount Blanc formed?
mountains are formed through the movement of tectonic plates which form the earths crust, with the force from convection currents. as two plates move towards eachother, where they meet can be pushed up to form mountain ranges etc.
Is plate tectonics the plural form of plate tectonics?
Yes, the singular form is normally plate tectonic or tectonic plate so the plural would be plate tectonics or tectonic plates. Dumb crap.
What plates form atlas mountains?
Tectonic
Where do earthquakes form and where they are find?
Anywhere there are tectonic plates, and when two tectonic plates hit each other
What produces the forces that form volcanoes and cause earthquakes?
Tectonic plate motion.
Mount Everest's height above sea level?
The height of Mount Everest the highest mountain in the world above sea level is 8,848 meters or 29,029 feet.
What do tectonic plates form when they converge?
Convergent tectonic plates are plates that are moving toward each other.
