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Can earthquakes happen in Thailand?
Earthquakes happen everyday everywhere so yes thialand often has earth quakes.
Do earthquakes happen in Romania?
Yes, Romania is subjected to earthquakes.
How many earthquakes will happen in the next month?
55 earthquakes happen in the world. small ones though.
When and where will earthquakes take place?
We can't predict when an earthquake will happen, however: Earthquakes happen when tectonic plates 'slip'.
What has Earthquakes and volcanoes may have been partially responsible for?
Continental Drift
Do earthquakes happen when a continental or oceanic plate moves over a hot spot?
Earthquakes happen because of continental plate shifts. Oceanic plate shifts cause title waves.
What happens when a continental plate and an oceanic plate meet?
Earthquakes, tsunami's. you name it and it could happen
What happens when an oceanic plate meets a continental plate?
Earthquakes, tsunami's. you name it and it could happen
What events happen at a convergent continental continental boundary?
For a variety of reasons, the majority of the earth's most violent earthquakes and volcanoes occur in these areas
Japan is well known for having a large number of earthquakes How might you explain this?
earthquakes mostly happen where two or more continental plates meet and the push or rub together. japan is over more than one continental plate.wheras Australia is only on one continental plate
Can earthquakes happen today?
Yes. Earthquakes happen every day.
What is conti nentaldrift?
Continental drift is the drift of continents. The earth consists of large plates floating on a ball of molten rock. Such a plate is called a tectonic plate, and since they float, they can float a way. This is called continental drift. Continental drift is one of the main causes of earthquakes. Earthquakes especially happen when two continental plates are shifting next to each other.
What sphere do earthquakes happen in?
The Lithosphere is where earthquakes happen.
What happens when two continental plates crash into each other?
When two continental plates crash into each other, they crumple and fold. The crust is forced up, and mountains form, and earthquakes happen.
What would happen if the continental land masses were static?
-no mountains -Pangaea may still exist -no individual cultures -no earthquakes -no volcano's -no life
Do earthquakes happen in deserts?
Yes, earthquakes happen in deserts.
Where does earthquakes happen most?
earthquakes mostly happen around plate boundaries!
