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Describe how the presence of faults and folds supports the idea that lithospheric plates are in motion?
Faults and folds just support the idea that there lithospheric plates are in motion because folds appear when the plates move towards each other. The faults appear when the plates drift apart and cause an empty space.
How are faults and earthquakes are related?
The are both related to the movement of tectonic plates.
Are faults caused by tension?
faults are caused by the plates under neath earth crashing together and/or parting
What causes underwater earthquakes and or vocanoes?
faults and plates disturbances
Earthquakes result when forces push what along faults in earths lithosphere?
Earthquakes result when forces push plates along faults in the Earth's lithosphere. These plates are comprised of the crust and a portion of the upper mantle.
What are the three types of plate motion and the faults that are characteristic of each motion?
convergent plates produce thrust faults divergent plates form normal faults transform plates form strike/slip faults
How faults are made?
Faults are created when tectonic plates are stretching or compressing. There are two types of faults which are normal and reverse faults.
Describe how the presence of faults and folds supports the idea that lithospheric plates are in motion?
Faults and folds just support the idea that there lithospheric plates are in motion because folds appear when the plates move towards each other. The faults appear when the plates drift apart and cause an empty space.
How are stress and faults related in earthquakes?
Stress and faults are both caused by tectonic plates.
What causes natural faults?
Tectonic plates
What most effectively outlines the edges of the lithospheric plates?
Lithospheric plates are outlined by faults.
How are faults and earthquakes are related?
The are both related to the movement of tectonic plates.
The breaks in the crust where plates meet are called?
faults
Are faults caused by tension?
faults are caused by the plates under neath earth crashing together and/or parting
What tectonic plate is San Andreas Fault on?
Faults do not appear on plates. They appear in between plates.
Why are faults sometimes referred to as active boundaries?
because tectonic plates actively move and shift along faults
What makes faults move?
Faults themselves don't move; they're cracks in between tectonic plates which do the moving. The plates move due to slow-moving convection currents underneath. It's basically slowly circulating magma that slowly pushes the plates along. As plates slide and collide with each other, they change the shape and position of the faults in between.
