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What cause earthquakes tsunamis and landslides?
Shifting of Tectonic Plates.
What do earthquakes often occur along?
The edge of the oceanic and continental plates.
What makes Earthquakes happened?
Tectonic plates shifting around while bumping into another tectonic plate. When the plates slide pass each other, it creates a transform boundary which makes earthquakes.
Do earthquakes happen on continental?
Yes, earthquakes can occur on continental landmasses. They are often associated with tectonic plate boundaries where stress builds up due to the movement of the Earth's plates. Continental earthquakes can result from various geological processes, including faulting and volcanic activity. Notable examples include the San Andreas Fault in California and the Himalayan region, where continental plates collide.
Why are there earthquakes on earth?
Friction between shifting tectonic plates builds up, and the energy release causes an earthquake.
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.
Why do you have earthquakes in California?
because shifting of plates colliding together
Are volcanoes and earthquakes manmade?
No. They are caused by the shifting of tectonic plates.
What cause earthquakes tsunamis and landslides?
Shifting of Tectonic Plates.
What r the causes of earthquake?
Shifting of tectonic plates cause earthquakes.
What triggers the earthquake?
Earth is made up of many tectonic plates. When these plates shift, earthquakes happen. The tectonic plates are always moving, but most of the earthquakes are tremors (depends on how close you are to the place the tectonic plates are shifting).
What is the relationship between continental drift and earthquakes?
Continental drift refers to the movement of the Earth's continents over geological time, driven by tectonic plate dynamics. This movement can lead to the formation of fault lines and boundaries where tectonic plates interact, such as converging, diverging, or sliding past each other. Earthquakes often occur at these plate boundaries due to the release of stress accumulated from the movement of the plates. Therefore, the relationship between continental drift and earthquakes is that the shifting of continents contributes to the tectonic activity that causes earthquakes.
What do earthquakes often occur along?
The edge of the oceanic and continental plates.
Where and when do earthquakes occure?
Well earthquakes are unpredictable and cause because of shifting in plates places like California and Chili have lots of earthquakes because there on faltes.
What occur when two continental plates collide pushing the continental crust up to form mountains?
Earthquakes!
What four things happen when plates move?
earthquakes volcanoes landslides and tsunami
What is used for evidence for continental drift?
The continents seem to fit together when moved around. Mountains, earthquakes and other phenomena due to the shifting of tectonic plates also support the idea that the continents are drifting.
