earthquakes often occur near fold mountains because fold mountains are formed on the earth's fault lines ( invisble lines in the earth's crust) and earthquakes happen when two fault lines crash together.
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faulting causes large blocks of the Earth's crust to drop down relative to other blocks
That causes earthquakes
A seismologist studies earthquakes, their causes and effects.
Any and all plate motion causes earthquakes.
Pushing the rocks back into the mantle, where they melt and become magma again. plate movements also cause the folding, faulting, uplift of the crust that move rocks through the rock cycle
Tectonic plate movement is the main geologic event that causes folding and faulting of layers in the Earth's crust. When plates collide or slide past each other, immense pressure and stress are exerted on the rocks, leading to folding or breaking along faults. These processes shape the Earth's surface and contribute to the formation of mountain ranges and other landforms.
Folding and Faulting usually work together to form mountains. Faulting works by one plate shifting up and one plate submerging. Folding however works by both plates pushing against each other slowly folding over and over. Faulting and Folding and work together to make mountains by as one plate moves down the other up causes the plate going up to roll over or move on top of the other plate then as the bottom plate gets heat from the earths core it rises folding the plate on top again to bring it even higher. Hoped it helped you
Verticle stress causes monocline. Verticle stress causes monocline.
The process of folding causes rock layers to look different because it creates bends and curves in the layers. This can result in layers being tilted, pressed together, or stretched out, leading to different appearances. Faulting, on the other hand, occurs when rocks break and move along a fault line, causing displacement and misalignment of rock layers, which can also result in distinct visual differences between layers.
Rock layers can be uplifted by tectonic forces, such as the movement of tectonic plates converging, diverging, or sliding past each other. This can create pressure, folding, and faulting in the crust, causing rocks to uplift. Erosion can also remove overlying material, exposing deeper rock layers and causing uplift.
Diastrophism is primarily caused by tectonic plate movements, such as convergence, divergence, and transform boundaries. These movements can lead to the folding, faulting, and uplifting of the Earth's crust, resulting in the deformation of the landscape over long periods of time. Other factors contributing to diastrophism include volcanic activity, erosion, and the presence of weak zones in the crust.
The breaking of rocks that causes vibrations in Earth is known as rock fracturing or rock faulting. This typically occurs due to stress and pressure within the Earth's crust, leading to the release of stored energy in the form of seismic waves. These vibrations are what we feel during earthquakes.
Faulting is caused by the movement of Earth's tectonic plates, which can create stress along plate boundaries. When this stress exceeds the strength of the rocks in the Earth's crust, it can result in the formation of faults, where rocks break and move relative to each other. This movement can lead to earthquakes and the deformation of the Earth's crust.
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Mountains and earthquakes occur in the same fold mountain areas because of the tectonic plates coming together, moving apart, and sliding one atop another. This causes areas to rise and form mountains.
Any time stress causes rocks to change, deformation occurs.