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What happens if their plates move? If you are talking about the north American continental plate, it appears to be in constant motion, albeit very slow. For the San Andreas Fault, when it slips a lot of energy is released in the form of an earthquake. Western California gradually moves northward as the Pacific sea floor is subducted beneath the western plate margin.
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What happens where tectonic plates move part?
An earthquake. But while this happens the magma fills the gap.
What happens to the old ocean floor as the sea floor spreads?
As the sea floor spreads, the old ocean floor gets pushed out, which makes the plates move.
What are three types of faults and how are they diffrent?
Transverse - Plates move side by side Convergent - Plates move towards each other, usually one gets subducted. Divergent - Plates move away from each other.
In what direction do tectonic plates go?
Tectonic plates move from east to west as a whole due to the coreolis (not sure of spelling) effect.
Why do tectonic plates produce seismic waves?
Tectonic plates are always trying to slowly move, but they more often than not find another tectonic plate in there path of motion. After enough pressure is built up between these plates trying to move past each other, a sudden "jerk" between them happens, and the restoring force from this "jerk" causes the waves we call "seismic waves" to happen.
What do plates do when an earthquake happens?
They move
What happens when tectonic plates suddenly move?
An Earthquake happens.
Do volcanoes erupt when earths plates move?
Well, when earths plates move away from each other that's when it happens but move well then NO!
What happens when plates move sideways?
Convergent boundries
What happens in a continental plate?
the plates move apart
What happens in asthenosphere?
It's where the plates of the lithosphere move around on, the plastic like layer of the asthenosphere. the plates move around on these
What happens when the earth's plates move together?
a mountain forms.
What happens where tectonic plates move part?
An earthquake. But while this happens the magma fills the gap.
What happens to the space between plates as some plates move apart?
It forms a hole but new crust is formed.
What happens when earth's plate move?
when the earths plates move we either have earthquakes, tsunamis, and we get ridges and trenches.
What happens at spreading plate boundaries?
tectonic plates move apart allowing magma to move to the surface.
What happens when two plates move each other?
they collide and create earthquake
