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Which two plates have Plate Margins running through continentalcrust?
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What are Continental margins near the edges of converging plates?
In the main along the mid oceanic ridges and along oceanic trenches.
Where do oceanic trenches form?
At the margins of colliding tectonic plates.
What processes can be observed at the margins of lithospheric plates?
faulting, earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building.
Why is tectonic activity concentrated at plate margins?
Tectonic activity is concentrated at plate margins, because that is where the collision (destructive plate boundaries) or division (constructive plate margins) occurs. This is the place where the two plates hit each other or move apart, causing things like earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and fold mountains. The impact, or the force, of the plates is biggest at the plate boundaries.
What types of plate boundaries have subduction zone?
Convergent boundaries can form between two oceanic plates, between one oceanic plate and one continental plate, or between two continental plates.
Which type of plate margins commonly form valcanoes?
tectonic plates
What are Continental margins near the edges of converging plates?
In the main along the mid oceanic ridges and along oceanic trenches.
What is the difference between collision and conservative margins?
collision is when two plates collide conservative is when two plates rub together
What is the Margins NSF Program?
The MARGINS project has now been replaced with GeoPRISIMS. The project's work was studying the behavior of the earth's crust at the margins of the continental plates. It's work continues as part of GeoPRISMS
What are constructive plates?
Constructive plate margins are when two plates move away from each other, creating more ocean floor.
Where do oceanic trenches form?
At the margins of colliding tectonic plates.
What processes can be observed at the margins of lithospheric plates?
faulting, earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building.
What is the difference between continentalcrust and the oceanic?
Continental crust is thicker and less dense while oceanic crust is thinner and more dense, so essentially continental crust takes a higher position than oceanic crust. When oceanic and continental plates collide, oceanic plates slide underneath continental plates(if this makes what I said any clearer).
Do the Plates include the lithosphere under the ocean?
Yes, several of the plates have their margins under the oceans. The Pacific Plate would be the plate with the largest area under the seas.
What do convection currents in the asthenosphere cause?
The convection currents running through the asthenosphere are widely believed to be the source of movement of the tectonic plates.
What causes the convection currents in the asthenosphere?
The convection currents running through the asthenosphere are widely believed to be the source of movement of the tectonic plates.
How was Amicalola Falls in Georgia formed?
By a Constructive Force like the techtonic plates combining and forming a new mountain and water running through it
