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What is the general cause of an earthquake?
The Earth's land masses (tectonic plates) moving against each other. Friction.
How do earthquake occurs?
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What happens with the earths surface to make an earthquake occur?
Many events could cause and earthquake but most common is when two or more tectonic plates rub against each other. Essentially the surface of the Earth (this includes underwater) is separated by large masses of earth called plates. These plates move and often rub against each other which causes earth quakes. The areas where plates meet are called faults. Volcanic eruptions could also cause earthquakes.
Is an earthquake caused by water penetrating Earth's surface?
No. An earthquake happens when the earth's tectonic plates rub against each other.
How does plate tectonics cause earth tremors?
Plate tectonics cause earth tremors through the movement of tectonic plates. When these plates shift and grind against each other, it can create stress along faults in the Earth's crust. This stress is eventually released in the form of an earthquake, resulting in earth tremors.
Can earthquakes cause volcano erruptions?
Earthquakes can cause volcanos to errupt by the plates moving and crashing into one other which creates an earthquake(when plates collide it causs an earthquake) so the force of the earthquake causes a volcano erruption.
What happens when two earth plates move alongside each other?
When two Earth plates move alongside each other, they create a transform boundary. This movement can cause earthquakes as the plates grind against each other. Over time, this movement can also cause the land near the boundary to fracture and shift.
Is an earthquake an example of human-environment interactions?
No, earthquakes are caused by the movement of the different plates of the earth. When one of the plates slips under the other, over the other, or into each other it creates an earthquake.
When does an earthquake occur along a fault?
plates of the earth crash into each other along faults causing an earthquake
How fast do the plates move in the relation to each other year?
The earth's plates move slowly because how big the earthquake is he bigger the amount the plates will move and the slower the earthquake is the less it moves.
Why are earthquake and volcanoes so frequent in japan?
Japan lies in the earthquake zone where four plates come together. As the plates push against each other, they cause violent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
What happens duruing an earthquake?
The plates in the earth collide and one goes under the other
