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What happens when a ocean plate moves against a continental plate?
a BIG earthquake
What happens when the oceanic plate moves to the side and the oceanic plate slides past the continental plate?
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What happens when a tectonic plate moves rapidly?
Usually an earthquake occurs.
What happens on the San Andreas?
a continental divide and plate techtonics as one plate moves shear to another.
What is it called when a tectonic plate suddenly moves?
When a tectonic plate suddenly moves, it is called an earthquake. This sudden release of energy occurs along faults or boundaries between tectonic plates, resulting in seismic waves. The movement can vary in magnitude and can cause significant damage depending on the earthquake's intensity and location.
What happens to the earth's crust moves suddenly to a fault?
A sudden movement of the Earth's crust is called an earthquake.
What happens when a plate moves?
usually there would earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mud slides
What happens before a plate moves in the Earth's surface?
the ground shifts and there are tiny earthquakes.
What happens when an oceanic plate moves under a conitental plates through a subduction?
it is the hawaii
How does happen after a earthquake?
a earthquake happens whaen a plate moves that what happen when we had the christchurch earthquake happened.
What happens when an oceanic plate moves under a continental plate?
When an oceanic plate moves under a continental plate, a subduction zone is formed. The oceanic plate is forced down into the mantle, where it melts and creates magma. This magma can then rise to the surface, causing volcanic activity on the continental plate.
What direction do plates go for each?
The Pacific Plate moves northwest, the North American Plate moves southwest, the Eurasian Plate moves southward, the African Plate moves northward, and the South American Plate moves westward.
