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Where in the US has transforming plates caused a fault line to form that is visible from a plane?
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What is a crack across rock layers caused by moving plates?
FAULT
What is the difference between earthquauke and fault?
A fault is the zone where two tectonic plates meet. An earthquake is vibration through the earth caused when the two plates on a fault line slide past each other.
What type of tectonic plates move in opposite but parallel directions along a fault line?
The plates with a transforming boundary. These will create different "landmarks" such as lakes (if the edges have a curve), valleys, rivers, and abandoned riverbeds.
What happens when two contental plates meet?
when 2 plates meet is create a fault line( whether visible or under the sea) which means there is a potental for futher seismic activity than on the rest of mantal of our earth. i.e. san andreas fault.
What is the type of fault that caused the 2004 earthquake in northern sumatra indonisia?
—Strike-Slip Fault =>the two plates slide past one another in opposite directions
What type of fault is san adreas fault?
Transforming- The plates rub each other as they push one another.
What is a crack across rock layers caused by moving plates?
FAULT
What is the difference between earthquauke and fault?
A fault is the zone where two tectonic plates meet. An earthquake is vibration through the earth caused when the two plates on a fault line slide past each other.
What is a fault in plate tectonics?
A fault in plate tectonics is the line where two plates come together. A well-known and very visible example of this is the San Andreas fault in California.
What type of tectonic plates move in opposite but parallel directions along a fault line?
The plates with a transforming boundary. These will create different "landmarks" such as lakes (if the edges have a curve), valleys, rivers, and abandoned riverbeds.
What is a slip in geology?
A type of fault caused by two plates slidding along each other, like the San Andreas fault.
What fault line caused the 1906 San Francisco earthquake?
it was caused by the two plates in the earth that hit each other
What happens when two contental plates meet?
when 2 plates meet is create a fault line( whether visible or under the sea) which means there is a potental for futher seismic activity than on the rest of mantal of our earth. i.e. san andreas fault.
Where can you find evidence of plates moving?
on fault lines. On some fault lines theres accually a visible space and you can see it splitting. I think theres one in Africa and another in California
What is a fault scrap?
Fault scrap is the formation on the earth due to earth quakes which are caused mainly because of movement of tectonic plates beneth the earth's surface.
What is the type of fault that caused the 2004 earthquake in northern sumatra indonisia?
—Strike-Slip Fault =>the two plates slide past one another in opposite directions
What is a transforming boundaries?
Transform boundaries occur when two plates are sliding along each other in opposing directions. Due to friction when the plates buckle and shift, they often cause earthquakes. A famous transform fault is the San Andreas fault in California.a transform boundary is when two plates past one another
