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Where relative to moving plates is the New Madrid fault located?
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∙ 12y ago
In the middle of a plate
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What is stable and does not move with tectonic plates?
Nothing, all parts of the earth are moving relative to the other parts.
How does Epicenter and focus relate to plates moving?
The epicenter is located (above the focus) at the earth's surface.
What states that the Earth's outermost layer is fragmented into several large and small plates that are moving relative to one another?
The theory of Plate Tectonics
When was Moving Gelatine Plates created?
Moving Gelatine Plates was created in 1968.
What is another word for tectonic plates?
moving plates
What causes plates to stop moving temporarily?
Friction causes plates to stop moving temporarily. The motion of the magma under the plates will cause the plates to move again.
Do the continental plates remain in one place?
No, both the continental and oceanic plates are always moving. Moving slowly, but always moving.
Why are the majority of earthquake zones located at tectonic pate boundaries?
The majority of earthquake zones are located at tectonic pate boundaries because it is the relative motion of the plates that causes earthquakes.
What are two plates moving away known as?
Divergent plates
What are moving pieces under the earths surface that form the earths crust?
The answer is tectonic plates floating on the lithosphere. Does that answer your question? LOL :)
What happens when two continental plates?
If the plates are moving together from opposite directions, the colliding edges will uplift into mountain ranges. If the plates are moving apart, a rift valley will form. If the plates are moving together at oblique angles, a fault zone will occur.
How can you define plate tectonics not plate tectonics theory?
But plate tectonics is the theory which suggests that the Earth's crust is made up of solid plates moving relative to each other. Plate tectonics and the plate tectonics theory aren't really two separate things. However plates are pieces of the Earth's crust which are moving.
