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They are floating on the magma below them and the magma itself is moving.
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How do tectonic plates stop moving?
It will stop moving in 200 million years.
Are volcanoes formed when tectonic plates are moving?
When the tectonic plates cause earthquake, it creates a crater in earth. This opening can lead to a volcano.
Does copper mining cause earthquakes?
No. The moving of tectonic plates does.
What caused the Jiajing earthquake?
The tectonic plates moving, transform.
What consequences does the tectonic plates have?
The tectonic plates are constantly moving around and if (or even when) they hit each other they cause earth quakes and even volcanoes.
What is the difference between a tectonic hazard and a tectonic event?
a tectonic hazard is a disaster caused by the moving of tectonic plates.....anda tectonic activity is the moving of tectonic plates........
What are 2 of the 3 reasons that scientists believe the plates are moving?
by mapping where volcanoes and earthquakes occur you can see the outline of the tectonic plates.
What is another word for tectonic plates?
moving plates
What are moving pieces under the earths surface that form the earths crust?
The answer is tectonic plates floating on the lithosphere. Does that answer your question? LOL :)
How do you use the word tectonic plates in a sentence?
Example sentence - The tectonic plates are always moving.
What is stresses in tectonic plates?
Magma moving underneath the earth causes tectonic plates to move about.
Large crustal plates moving on the earth's surface are?
Tectonic plates.
What are the kind of large plates of earth that keep moving?
tectonic plates?
How does the motion of the tectonic plates relate to continental drift?
Continental drift is the theory that "plates" on the Earth are constantly in motion and have been for millions of years. Tectonic plates are the actual moving plates.
What is the Theory earth divided into moving plates?
The place where tectonic plates touch
What causes earthquake at diversion boundaries?
moving of tectonic plates (lithospheric plates)
How do earthquakes end?
tectonic plates stop moving
