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What can tectonic plates form when they coverge?
The India plate crashing into the Asia plate caused the formation of the Himalayas. It can also cause subduction, when one plate is pushed beneath the other plate and so pushed back into the molten mantle.
What happens when two tectonic plates rub back and forth?
an earthquake happens
What tectonic plates caused the Mt Pinatubo eruption?
The Philippine plate collided with the Eurasian plate this is called a convergent boundary where the two plates collided and the plate melts and then shoots back up through the volcano causing an eruption
A plate boundary where tectonic plates move together rock forced downward melts and comes back up to form a volcano?
This is called a divergent boundary. Here, two tectonic plates are moving away from each other, causing a rift in the crust. This allows magma to come up through the crack and create new crust. These boundaries are creative, as opposed to convergent boundaries which are destructive.
Why are tectonic plates like the pieces of a jig saw puzzle?
well, because they are formed by deformation of the earth's crust, so as they break off they are like pieces of a puzzle that could fit back on the earth.
What is the mechanism called that moves or drives the tectonic plates across the surface of the earth?
The way tectonic plates move is by the heat from the core that goes up to the mantle which pushes up the rock and pushes them together to form tectonic plates. Later the tectonic plates slowly go back down until the heat of the core reaches the mantle once again.
What can tectonic plates form when they coverge?
The India plate crashing into the Asia plate caused the formation of the Himalayas. It can also cause subduction, when one plate is pushed beneath the other plate and so pushed back into the molten mantle.
What happens when two tectonic plates rub back and forth?
an earthquake happens
How do earthquakes cause tsunanis?
Tectonic plates move as earthquakes exists. The crust shakes. As a result, the water goes down to the tectonic plates and comes back as big waves not exceeding 10-15 meters.
What would happen if two tectonic plates rubbed back and forth against each other?
an earthquake happens
What tectonic plates caused the Mt Pinatubo eruption?
The Philippine plate collided with the Eurasian plate this is called a convergent boundary where the two plates collided and the plate melts and then shoots back up through the volcano causing an eruption
Describe how faults and folds form in Earth's crust?
There are a few ways. The Tectonic plates can rub against each other causing friction, with folding, one of the plates bends down into the mantle of the arth causing the other plate to eventually snap back up (These are the Strongest Earthquakes). Then with faulting, the plates pull apart.
If the earth's crust is growing at mid-ocean ridges why doesn't the Earth grow larger?
Because - the Earth's crust is forced back below the surface at the edges of the tectonic plates These areas are called subduction zones.
A plate boundary where tectonic plates move together rock forced downward melts and comes back up to form a volcano?
This is called a divergent boundary. Here, two tectonic plates are moving away from each other, causing a rift in the crust. This allows magma to come up through the crack and create new crust. These boundaries are creative, as opposed to convergent boundaries which are destructive.
What is the dinosaur with bony plates on its back CALLED?
Stegosaurus???
Why was Operation Barbarossa called operation Barbarossa?
It was not called off, it was pushed back and defeated.
What is the name of the process of recycling materials that make up the earths crust and mantle?
Subduction is the process of materials moving back into the earth at the boundary of tectonic plates.
