What are earths plates?
earths plates are made of rock and drift all over the globe and the plates both move horizontallly
What happens when the earths plates move?
when the earths plates move we either have earthquakes, tsunamis, and we get ridges and trenches.
Do tsunamis have a connection to the movement of the earths plates?
yes, it does have connection of the earths plates because when two plates go together it burst water under the ocean
What is the surface on which the lithospheric plates move around earths surface?
Lower mantle is the surface on which the lithospheric plates move around earths surface.
Do volcanoes erupt when earths plates move?
Well, when earths plates move away from each other that's when it happens but move well then NO!
What is happening to the earths plates at the Himalayan mountains?
The plates are pushing against eachother.
What are tectonic plates and why do they move?
tectonic plates are the rocky seagments in earths lithosphere.
Are the tectonic plates in the earths inner core?
No the tectonic plates are on top of the crust.
How does the surface of the earth change when two continental plates collide?
The Earths surface changes shape when plates collide when the earths surface overlaps or when there are Earthquakes.
How many plates are the Earth's lithosphere broken into?
How many plates is the Earths lithosphere broken into??
How do covergent boundary plates affect earths surface?
The tectonic plates combined together
What do the plates that form the earths crust float on?
There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.
What are two ways the movement of earths plates changes the earths surface?
Its Tectonic Activity
What part of earth contains plates?
The crust. All of the Earths crust are part of techtonic plates.
Which of earths layers contains soft areas on which plates float?
The mantle holds up the plates.
IS the speed of the earth plates very slow?
the speed of the earths plates are very slow, and sometimes they don't move at all. if the earths plates were constantly moving (allot) then we would not be able to build cities because of constant earthquakes.
What happens when two of earths plates slide past each other?
When two of the earths plates slide past each other they creat an earthquake and built mountain ranges.
What happens when earths crust plates push together or scrape past each other?
When earths crust,or plates scrape past each other it causes a earthquake C: