Mt Eyjafjallajökull (whew!) is on 2 different tectonic plates.
Tectonic plates move at a rate of approximately 1 to 10 centimeters per year on average. This movement can cause earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountain ranges as the plates interact with each other.
About one inch a year.
The eight minor tectonic plates are the Cocos Plate, Juan de Fuca Plate, Philippine Sea Plate, Caribbean Plate, Arabian Plate, Nazca Plate, Scotia Plate, and the South American Plate. These plates are smaller in size compared to the major tectonic plates.
Tectonic plates move at different speeds depending on the location and type of boundary. On average, plates move at about the same rate as your fingernails grow, which is roughly 2.5 centimeters per year. However, some plates can move faster, up to 10 centimeters per year, while others move more slowly, around 1 centimeter per year.
there are 7 tectonic plates 1 under each continent. if these plates crash or shift near the core under a volcano below / above sea level the eurasian plate would crash into the african one the south american plate will be affected and the world would colapse leading to earthquakes and volcanic erruptions in short the end of the world.
Tectonic plates move at a rate of approximately 1 to 10 centimeters per year on average. This movement can cause earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountain ranges as the plates interact with each other.
It is thought that Mount Everest grows a few millimeters each year.
There are around 15 major tectonic plates that make up the Earth's outer shell, along with several minor plates. These plates interact with each other to create earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the movement of continents over time.
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About one inch a year.
Mountains are formed by plae tectonics. It happens when 2 plates collide and 1 plate is pushed up. The resulting upwards force makes a mountain range. The Rockies, Andes, and the Himalayas are all examples of this.
No. They shift very small amounts about 2 inches per year but this varies from plate to plate
The eight minor tectonic plates are the Cocos Plate, Juan de Fuca Plate, Philippine Sea Plate, Caribbean Plate, Arabian Plate, Nazca Plate, Scotia Plate, and the South American Plate. These plates are smaller in size compared to the major tectonic plates.
Tectonic plates move at different speeds depending on the location and type of boundary. On average, plates move at about the same rate as your fingernails grow, which is roughly 2.5 centimeters per year. However, some plates can move faster, up to 10 centimeters per year, while others move more slowly, around 1 centimeter per year.
Well, tectonic plates cause natural disasters for a lot of reasons and cause many types of natural occurrences not always "disasters". 1. The first type of tectonic disaster is the tsunami "Japanese meaning big wave" which is caused when one tectonic plate is forced under the other. This can only happen under water to be a tsunami. 2. Another natural disaster is the volcano. Volcanos and mountains are formed when tectonic plates are forced against each other, but instead of going down, they both go up. An example of this is the Himalayas in Asia. The mountain range is still moving up, in fact Mt. Everest moves up at around 6 inches every year! That's way faster than Hillary Clintons chances to becoming president! 3. Another occurrence is when the plates move away from each other, this is called continental drift. You can see this in Iceland where the plates are moving away at about an inch a year. Remember when this happens new crust fills in from the bottom. The one thing that you have to remember about the plates is that they always are moving and it is one huge cycle.
happening during tectonics plates process is the 2 land part scratching togethere and they form like the plate tectonic theory that the 7 continent now is a 1 whole land in the past