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When tectonic plates divide they create divergent boundaries, which can cause the earths surface to divide and split up, almost like when you rip a piece of paper
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What is a tectonic cycle?
It is when the tectonic plates form and grow older.
What tectonic plates are causing Sana Cristobal volcano to form?
death
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 =/
Do most earthquakes form in the us?
No, earthquakes form all around the world. They form on the edges of the tectonic plates
What occurs at a divergent boundaries?
Tectonic plates divide
What plates caused mtfuji to form?
tectonic plates
What is a tectonic cycle?
It is when the tectonic plates form and grow older.
What do tectonic plates form when they converge?
Convergent tectonic plates are plates that are moving toward each other.
What plates are causing mtfuji to form?
The tectonic plates of course
What plates are causing mauna kea to form?
Tectonic Plates
Where do earthquakes form and where they are find?
Anywhere there are tectonic plates, and when two tectonic plates hit each other
Why does magma often form at the boundary between separating tectonic plates?
the tectonic plates move and the lava rises
What plates form atlas mountains?
Tectonic
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 :)
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.
How do tectonic plates form volcanoes?
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