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In what ways are tectonic plates responsible for building features on the earth's surface?
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Tectonic plates, in and of themselves, are not responsible for building many of the features we see on the Earth's surface, such as mountain chains, rift valleys, and escarpments. The underlying forces creating these features we see in the Earth's crust are gravity and heat, part of the all-encompassing theory of plate tectonics. It is the collision, scraping, stretching, folding, uplift, and volcanism that accompanies the movement of the lithospheric plates that causes these surface features.
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What geologic processes formed the main features of the California landscape?
Some of the features of the California landscape formed as the result of tectonic processes that took place deep beneath the surface. Wind Water ice and Other agents of erosion at the surface carved other features of the landscape
What does a force that shapes the earths surface by building up mountains and landmasses?
It's the tectonic plates pushing against each other, forcing the land upwards.
What is the definition of surface features?
surface and features
Which rigid zone on the earth' surface form drifting tectonic plates?
Which rigid zone on the Earth's surface forms the earth's "drifting" tectonic plates?
Why is the Earth's land surface irregular despite active erosion since it was formed?
The continued irregularities exist because of the great time required to wear down large features, the surface irregularities caused by erosion, changes caused by glaciation gouging and deposition, tectonic plate movements (with their associated volcanism, mountain building, and stretching), erosion resistant rock layers, and other factors.
What surface features are present At the boundary of the Pacific and North American tectonic plates?
Faults occur.
What are polgyenic inheriance?
this is a pattern responsible for many features that seem simple on the surface
What are five features of the earth's surface that are formed by plate tectonic movement?
I'm sorry but i only know 2 canada and australia
What geologic processes formed the main features of the California landscape?
Some of the features of the California landscape formed as the result of tectonic processes that took place deep beneath the surface. Wind Water ice and Other agents of erosion at the surface carved other features of the landscape
How does plates affect the surface of the surface?
when tectonic plate collides with other tectonic plates or moves into another tectonic plate it affects surface in a way to create mountains. Like Himalayas are created when the indian tectonic plate collided with asian tectonic plate.
Do any moons have tectonic plates?
Sort of. Jupiter's moon Europa has linear features on its surface that are likely the result of processes similar to plate tectonics on earth.
What does a force that shapes the earths surface by building up mountains and landmasses?
It's the tectonic plates pushing against each other, forcing the land upwards.
What created many of the different land forms visible in California today?
Some of the features of the California landscape formed as the result of tectonic processes that took place deep beneath the surface. Wind Water ice and Other agents of erosion at the surface carved other features of the landscape
What is the definition of surface features?
surface and features
Which rigid zone on the earth' surface form drifting tectonic plates?
Which rigid zone on the Earth's surface forms the earth's "drifting" tectonic plates?
Why is the Earth's land surface irregular despite active erosion since it was formed?
The continued irregularities exist because of the great time required to wear down large features, the surface irregularities caused by erosion, changes caused by glaciation gouging and deposition, tectonic plate movements (with their associated volcanism, mountain building, and stretching), erosion resistant rock layers, and other factors.
What forces below earth surface shape landforms?
The tectonic plates below earths surface shape earths landforms
