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When tectonic plates press together or pull apart they sometimes break under pressure what does this create in the Earth's surface?
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∙ 12y ago
It can cause volcanic activity, earthquakes and tsunami. It causes valleys and mountains in those areas as well.
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Why do earthquakes take place near faults?
The surface of the earth is made up of tectonic plates that fit together a bit like a jigsaw puzzle. They move around slowly, but sometimes the plates will converge, creating heat & pressure. The heavier plate willsub ductbelow the other at the fault line, resulting in an earthquake as the plates slip & the energy is released in the form of an earthquake.
Why does magma sometimes push through earth's surface and make a volcano?
because of pressure
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
What affects the surface of planets?
Usually the tectonic plates.
Do tectonic plates make caves?
Caves are formed in many ways but mostly by chemical weathering of the surface rock. Tectonic plates on the other hand are huge slabs of rock that form the Earth's crust. Caves are not formed by tectonic plates, think of caves as tiny boreholes in the very surface of a tectonic plate. I agree
How do covergent boundary plates affect earths surface?
The tectonic plates combined together
How do most mountains form?
when tectonic plates under the surface collide together and push up
How does the structure of the earth's surface result in an earthquake?
Its When Tectonic plates either collide Or Move Apart. Examples Of Tectonic Plates moving Together are mountains and volcanoes.
How does plates affect the surface of the surface?
when tectonic plate collides with other tectonic plates or moves into another tectonic plate it affects surface in a way to create mountains. Like Himalayas are created when the indian tectonic plate collided with asian tectonic plate.
What happens in high pressure?
air molecules are close together and pressure on Earth's surface
What is the origin of valcano?
Tectonic plates that make up the Earth's surface push together, forming a mountain. Magma that presides under the surface gradually eats a hole in the mountain, until it is a volcano. A volcano erupts when the pressure of the magma is too great, and the top explodes off the volcano.
Why do earthquakes take place near faults?
The surface of the earth is made up of tectonic plates that fit together a bit like a jigsaw puzzle. They move around slowly, but sometimes the plates will converge, creating heat & pressure. The heavier plate willsub ductbelow the other at the fault line, resulting in an earthquake as the plates slip & the energy is released in the form of an earthquake.
Why did Mt Ruapehu erupt in 1995-6?
When tectonic plates shift and move toward each other and then rub together, pressure from molten rocks builds up and the magma rises to the top. The volcano erupts on the surface, and lava and gases are spewed out.
What causes tectonic plates to move across the surface of the earth?
Tectonic plates move due to the heat generated from Earth's core and mantle. This heat creates convection currents that cause the plates to move slowly over time. The movement of these plates leads to various geological activities such as earthquakes and mountain formation.
Why does magma sometimes push through earth's surface and make a volcano?
because of pressure
Does the surface of the earth change during an earthquake?
Because the rocks underground clash together and they are big rocks so it is going to shake and move
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?
