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Lithospheric plates slide past each other. In California, the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate are sliding past each other along the San Andreas Fault. A fault is a crack or break in Earth's crust along which movement has occured. The average rate of movement along the San Andreas Fault is five centimeters per year. However, some have not moved for over a century. These are thought to be the most likely places for future earthquakes.
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Why are most of the earthquakes and volcanoes located at the border of the tectonic plates?
Beacause plates, at tectonic, boundaries shift against each other.
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 does the Ring of fire have to do with the plate tectonics?
The "Ring of Fire" refers to a string of volcanoes, which create a ring in the Pacific. The relevance to plate tectonics, is that volcanoes are created by two plates coming together and pushing up on each other to create the volcano. The Ring of Fire is evidence of high plate tectonic movement in that particular area and outlines where the plates in that area come together.
What causes earthquakes at the edges of tectonic plates?
Earthquakes are mostly found at the edges of plates because that is the area of which the plates collide in different ways resulting in earthquakes and volcanoes.
Why are there more volcanoes and earthquakes in the ring of fire than any where else?
The ring of fire is the result of activity around the edges of the Pacific Plate, which moves faster than other other tectonic plates. As it pushes against other plates tension builds up and is released as earthquakes.
When tectonic plates collide the Earth's crust forms?
When tectonic plates collide they often form volcanoes or moutains. But when they slide past each other they create earthquakes...like in Haiti or Japan.
Why are most of the earthquakes and volcanoes located at the border of the tectonic plates?
Beacause plates, at tectonic, boundaries shift against each other.
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 help create volcanoes?
Volcanoes are created by the movement of tectonic plates on the Earth's surface. When two tectonic plates collide or move apart, magma from the mantle rises to the surface, eventually erupting through a volcano. Additionally, hotspots, subduction zones, and rift zones can also contribute to the formation of volcanoes.
What do plate tectonics have to do with earthquakes?
When tectonic plates come together or go under or over each other, forms a volcano. that what tectonic plates do form volcanoes!!! Thank you
Which of these is not an area where volcanoes are usually found?
Where two tectonic plates slide past each other A+
What do tectonic plates form when they converge?
When tectonic plates converge, they can form various geological features such as mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, and volcanoes. This convergent boundary can result in one plate being pushed beneath the other in a process known as subduction.
What does the Ring of fire have to do with the plate tectonics?
The "Ring of Fire" refers to a string of volcanoes, which create a ring in the Pacific. The relevance to plate tectonics, is that volcanoes are created by two plates coming together and pushing up on each other to create the volcano. The Ring of Fire is evidence of high plate tectonic movement in that particular area and outlines where the plates in that area come together.
How do moving plates change the Earth's crust?
It changes because when the 2 tectonic plates collide they form mountains and volcanoes. Also with Alfred Weigners hypothesis the continents are always moving Continental drift and subduction zones the tectonic plates along the earth. continental drift causes tectonic plates to either "pull apart" or "crash" into each other. plates that crash into each other either form mountains, or when one slides under the other (a subduction zone) volcanoes from. *see "Volcanoes" for further explanation)
How do moving plates change earth's crust?
It changes because when the 2 tectonic plates collide they form mountains and volcanoes. Also with Alfred Weigners hypothesis the continents are always moving Continental drift and subduction zones the tectonic plates along the earth. continental drift causes tectonic plates to either "pull apart" or "crash" into each other. plates that crash into each other either form mountains, or when one slides under the other (a subduction zone) volcanoes from. *see "Volcanoes" for further explanation)
Is it true that when tectonic plates slide past each other they create a spreading of an ocean?
No. When tectonic plates move away from each other they can cause an ocean to spread.
Why can you have earthquakes and volcanoes when you are not at the edge of a tectonic plate?
Earthquakes and volcanoes can occur within tectonic plates due to the movement of faults or magma. Intraplate earthquakes can happen when there is stress within the plate, causing it to fracture. Similarly, intraplate volcanoes can form from hotspots or mantle plumes that create magma chambers beneath the crust, leading to volcanic eruptions away from plate boundaries.
