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earth quake
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∙ 12y agoThe kinetic energy of moving rock masses underground is transferred by vibrations to the surface, where it causes shaking or harmonic motion. In some earthquakes, the movement of rocks can cause large areas to change in height, either elevated or dropped by several feet. In others, there can be a significant lateral shift, ripping structures apart. One other notable effect is liquefaction of soils, which can cause rockslides, or collapse structures as the supporting layers beneath the surface give way.
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∙ 12y agoEarthquakes are caused when the large chunks of earth -- called plates -- move atop the molten center of the earth. When they rub against each other, the earth quakes.
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∙ 12y agoThe sun's gravitational pull.
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Is the movement of rocks in the earth causes the ground to shake?
No
What does the crustal plates movement causes?
Earthquakes. Pressure in the Earth's core.
Which earth sphere causes downhill movement of soils and water by glaciers?
cryosphere
The movement of these can reshape the earth?
The Earth's crust, known as the lithosphere, is broken into segments known as plates. The movement of the plates over the asthenosphere causes the plates to change position altering Earth's surface.
What is the slow movement of material inside Earth caused by?
The core of the earth contains radioactive material and this causes a convection current in the mantle.
What causes movement in the atmosphere?
earth's rotation
Is the movement of rocks in the earth causes the ground to shake?
No
Movement that causes shadows to change?
the rotation of earth
Which kind of movement of the earth causes day and night?
The movement of Earth on its own axis is called Rotation and it causes day and night.
What is a movement within the earth that causes buried rock to be exposed at the earth's surface called?
The movement within the Earth that causes buried rock to be exposed at the Earth's surface is called uplift. It refers to the vertical elevation of the Earth's surface.
What causes air movement?
Air movement is caused by uneven heating of Earth's surface
Which earth sphere causes the movement of soils by wind?
cryosphere
The movement of air mass over earth's surface causes?
It causes local weather changes.
The combination of the movement of huge convection currents and the spinning of earth causes regional wind patterns?
It is true that the combination of the movement of convection currents and the spinning of earth causes regional wind patterns.
Which earth motion causes the apparent daily movement of the constellations?
The rotation of the earth around its axis.
Do the movement of rocks in the earth causes the ground to shake?
the movement in the rocks dosnot cause the ground to shake?
What are the causes of the tilt of earth and it's movement around the sun?
The seasons.
