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Every place on earth is on a tectonic plate as the earth crust consists of tectonic plates. And every tectonic plate is constantly in motion (as they float on magma, beneath the crust). Places which suffer most of earthquakes are in between two tectonic plates. an example of such a place is the City of Los Angeles in California. Mid Oceanic ridges and rifts and mountains are also results of plate tectonics.
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When can a convergent plate movement take place?
When two tectonic plates collide
Does seafloor spreading hold the plates in place?
No, seafloor spreading does not hold the plates in place. Seafloor spreading is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges where new oceanic crust is formed and spreads apart. It is driven by the movement of tectonic plates, which are actually responsible for holding the seafloor in place.
What causes friction on tectonic plates?
the movement of tectonic plates
What is a movement that can reshape earth?
plates
What is the theory of the formation and movement of the plates that cover the earth's surface?
the movement and formation of the plates or continents is caused by conduction under the crust.
When can a convergent plate movement take place?
When two tectonic plates collide
What causes the movement of plates?
colliding plates and
When did the westward movement take place?
the westward movement took place between 1775 to 1783
Why does plate tectonics take place?
because of the plates moving
Movement of plates?
an earthquake...?
Where do earhtquakes take place?
Earthquakes can take place at tectonic plate boundaries where there is stress and movement along the plates. This includes places like the Ring of Fire around the Pacific Plate, transform boundaries like the San Andreas Fault, and collision boundaries like the Himalayas. Earthquakes can also occur within plates due to faults or volcanic activity.
What is caused by the movement of the plates?
The movement of the hot mantle has broken the crust apart into large plates.
What geologic feature is a fracture in earth's crust?
A place where two tectonic plates meet is a fracture in the Earth.
What landform is created when plates separate?
When plates separate, new crust comes up to take it's place.
Where did the abolitionist movement take place?
Massachusetts
What are plate movement?
the movement of earths plates or crust
Where would an earthquake take place?
Where the different tectonic plates meet
