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Landforms such as mountains and plains affect the air flow of the atmosphere, which then shifts what weather will occur in what areas (which is basically the climate minus the ambient temperature).
For instance, the Rocky Mountain range in the western United States and Canada cause the air currents flowing west to east from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic to elevate. The increased elevation causes the air temperature to drop, reducing the amount of moisture the air can hold. Typically the air coming in from the Pacific Ocean has a great deal of moisture, so when the air can no longer hold the moisture it falls as rain or snow on the western side of the mountain range. On the east side of the mountains, when the air comes back down from the heights, there is little precipitation and a semi-arid climate due to the precipitation shadow effect of the mountain range.
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How might geologic events such as the movement of tectonic plates affect the environment where species live?
Movement of tectonic plates can cause seafloor spreading and reversal of Earth's magnetic field, which can affect the organisms that are not adapted to the geological enviroment.
Earthquakes occur mainly allong the edges of?
Tectonic plates and fault lines created by the movement of tectonic plates.
Who named the tectonic plates tectonic and why?
harry hess named the tectonic plates but I'm not sure why =/
Where do tectonic plates interact?
Interactions between tectonic plates occur at plate boundaries.
What tectonic plates caused the earthquake?
PLATES
How do covergent boundary plates affect earths surface?
The tectonic plates combined together
Do earthquakes affect the earth?
It's a shift in the Earth's tectonic plates.
How do convection cells affect the crust above it?
It will move the tectonic plates
How does plates affect the surface of the surface?
when tectonic plate collides with other tectonic plates or moves into another tectonic plate it affects surface in a way to create mountains. Like Himalayas are created when the indian tectonic plate collided with asian tectonic plate.
How do convection cells affect the crust material above it?
It will move the tectonic plates
How do convection currents affect earth?
Convection Currents affect earth by slowly moving the tectonic plates
How might geologic events such as the movement of tectonic plates affect the environment where species live?
Movement of tectonic plates can cause seafloor spreading and reversal of Earth's magnetic field, which can affect the organisms that are not adapted to the geological enviroment.
How do tectonic plates affect the earth?
If plates move enough continents will lose more land under the water and people will have to move
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
Earthquakes occur mainly allong the edges of?
Tectonic plates and fault lines created by the movement of tectonic plates.
What can tectonic plates also be called instead of tectonic plates?
Tectonic plates are also "Continental Crust" and "Oceanic Crust". Also lithospheric plates.
Can tectonic plates known as crustle plates?
Yes, tectonic plates are also known as crustal plates.
