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How can magma cause the plates that carry the continents to move apart?
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∙ 12y ago
magma is very hot so as it boils it moves the plates of the earth causing the continents to slowly move apart
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Do plates pulling apart cause volcanoes?
no but coliding plates create volcanoes
What causes colliding plates?
tectonic movement can cause tectonic plates to collide, drift apart, or slide across one another
How does the movement of the tectonic plates affect the continents?
It can cause earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and other natural disasters depending on where you live.
Wegener's continental drift hypothesis was weakened because a viable mechanism for moving the continents was lacking?
Yes, they could not find a reason that would cause the movements of the continents. Now, scientists have discovered that the continents don't drift, but rather they are carried by tectonic plates.
What caused continental drift?
volcanos, mountains
Do colliding plates cause earthquakes?
Actually colliding plates cause earthquakes
Do plates pulling apart cause volcanoes?
no but coliding plates create volcanoes
Can a pole shift cause the continents to move?
A pole shift is not what causes the continents to move. It is the pressures from under the oceans' plates.
Do plate boundaries cause volcanoes?
Not per-Se, but plates pulling apart AND plates being overridden do cause magma upwellings.
How do plates pull apart?
The process called plate tectonics is responsible for plates pulling apart. Over time, and with the combination of carbon dioxide, erosion, and force, plates are able to pull apart. This will eventually cause some plates to separate from one another.
What is the theory for the cause of continents moving apart from each other?
Continental drift.
What causes colliding plates?
tectonic movement can cause tectonic plates to collide, drift apart, or slide across one another
What do shifting tectonic cause?
shifting tectonic plates cause continents to move a few inches every year. also, if the plates start rubbing against each other, they can cause severe earthquakes. plates hitting and pushing toward each other can form mountains or volcanoes.
What makes the continent and the ocean floor unstable?
The continents and ocean floor are unstable because the plates of the lithosphere move. When the plate move, they cause the continents and ocean floor to move.
What layer are the continents sliding on?
well the continents are on the crust but when they slide it is becasue of the mantle when the convecton cycle of the magma is happening that cause the contunents to slide.
How does the movement of the tectonic plates affect the continents?
It can cause earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and other natural disasters depending on where you live.
Does two plates moving apart cause sea floor spreading?
yes it does, floor spreading caused by shifting techtonic plates in active ocean
