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What are some natural disasters that begin with the letter e?
Underwater earthquake causes tsunamis.
What plate movement causes earthquake's but no volcano?
its the conservative plate
What causes an earthquake and what negative effects can it have on the environment?
Movement of the Tectonic plates below the surface of the earth causes earthquakes. Negative effects of earthquakes are- 1 It causes a great damage to life and property. 2 It sometimes causes Tsunami also.
What really causes an earthquake?
When tectonic plates collide an Earthquake is created.
What causes underwater earthquakes and or vocanoes?
faults and plates disturbances
What are the natural causes of an earthquake?
plate movement
What are the causes of latur earthquake?
plate movement
How does the earthquake in japan start?
There are vaults in Earth's surface. They can be anywhere. These vaults are just cracks in the earth. The 2 pieces put a lot of pressure together, forming an earthquake, later turning into a mountain or a depression. If a vault is underwater, it causes an earthquake, as the one in Japan. Japan's earthquake had 8.9 magnitude. An earthquake underwater causes the water to overwhelm, and it causes a tsunami.
What is is it called when plate movement causes rocks to break?
When plate movement causes rocks to break it is call an earthquake.
What is the vibration caused when there is movement along a fault?
It causes and earthquake
What movement does mantle convection currents cause?
They cause plate movement. The plate movement then causes an earthquake.
How does the design of the inner core affect other parts of the earth?
Because the core is solid and hot, it radiates natural heat to the upper layers of the earth resulting to convection current. This current causes the movement of the tectonic plate of the earth resulting to earthquake
What causes faults in Earths crust?
The constant plate movement
What results when two ocean plates meet and converge?
it should form a underwater earthquake and causes a Tsunami
What are natural causes of an earthquake?
The movement of the earth's crust and the plate boundaries, cause seismic activity, which causes the earth to rumble, causing the feel of an 'earthquake'.
What causes the ground to shake?
When the plates underground ( not the eating plates ) collide it causes what we call a tremor or simply an earthquake. This can also happen underwater but we call it a tsunami.
What causes the ground shake?
When the plates underground ( not the eating plates ) collide it causes what we call a tremor or simply an earthquake. This can also happen underwater but we call it a tsunami.
