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Most earthquakes are not caused by folding they are actually caused by faulting a sudden movement of land caused by friction.
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Was the coast range partly caused by folding?
I am not sure if they were caused by folding
Type of stress that causes folding mountains?
Folding is caused by compressional stress.
What are earthquakes related to?
Earthquakes are related to plate movements as it is caused by them.
What are explosion earthquakes?
earthquakes caused by a nuclear or chemical reaction
What mountain ranges were caused by folding?
Alps Himalayas Appalachians
What is most damaged by earthquakes?
Most earthquakes are caused by plates sliding aginst each other.
Was the coast range partly caused by folding?
I am not sure if they were caused by folding
When does a tsunami happen most frequently?
well, tsunami's are caused by earthquakes and most earthquakes occur in the sea.
What is most of earths major earthquakes caused by?
Earths Major Earthquakes are caused by faulting of rock in earth's crust.Hope this helps
Most surface waves are caused by the action of 'earthquakes' or 'winds'?
Most surface waves are caused by wind systems. Earthquakes cause tsunamis.
Do earthquakes most often occur at faults that are away from plate boundary?
Earthquakes infrequently occur away from plate boundaries. Most earthquakes occur at plate boundaries because of the stress caused by the interacting plates.
Which one of these mountains ranges alps Himalayas Appalachian or great basin were caused by folding?
The alps were caused by folding
Most of the Japan earthquakes are caused by which fault in Japan?
cuz it did alright
What causes most deaths Earthquakes lightning Strikes or Hurricanes?
Earthquakes have caused more deaths than hurricanes, and hurricanes have caused more deaths than lightning.
Are earthquakes caused by volcanic activity or is volcanic activity caused by earthquakes?
In most cases, neither. Most earthquakes are the result of plate tectonics and most volcanoes form from plate tectonics as well, but one does not usually cause the other. However, volcanoes can and do cause earthquakes, espcially if they are getting ready to erupt. On rarer occasions, earthquakes have been suspected of triggering volcanic eruptions.
Large-scale folding of the earth's crust may be caused by what?
Large-scale folding of the earth's crust may be caused by what?
Type of stress that causes folding mountains?
Folding is caused by compressional stress.
