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New Jersey, like most of the Continental United States, is on the North American Plate and moves with it. There are no plate boundaries in or near New Jersey, though.
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What tectonic plate is New Jersey on?
the North American plate
New Mexico is part of what tectonic plate?
pacific plate
Explain why California has more earthquakes and more severe earthquakes than New Jersey?
California is situated on a tectonic plate boundary, whereas New Jersey is not. It also has a fault located near by and when there is stress put on that fault it causes seismic activity.
According to tectonic plate maps New York State is presently located?
near the center of a large plate
What tectonic plate is forming the new island of Loihi?
the new Hawaiian island is forming by the pacific plate going over hot spots
What tectonic plate is New Jersey on?
the North American plate
New Mexico is part of what tectonic plate?
pacific plate
Is New York over a tectonic plate?
yes, all land masses are on one tectonic plate or another.
What is the New Jersey's governors license plate?
New Jersey's governors license plate is 0001000
What are the names of the 2 tectonic plates on which New Zealand is located?
New Zealand is situated on the active boundary of the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates.
Explain why California has more earthquakes and more severe earthquakes than New Jersey?
California is situated on a tectonic plate boundary, whereas New Jersey is not. It also has a fault located near by and when there is stress put on that fault it causes seismic activity.
Why does New Jersey have so few earthquakes and volcanoes?
It is not near a fault line or tectonic plate border.
When a new volcano is discovered what type of plate interaction is most likely cause of the volcano?
Lateral movement of the tectonic plates is the interaction that is the most likely cause of the volcano. The outermost shell of the planet is broken up into tectonic plates.
Do you need a front license plate in New Jersey?
Yes, by law, you are required to have a front license plate in the state of New Jersey.
What tectonic plate is the new Madrid fault associated with?
The New Madrid Seismic zone is in the middle of the North American Plate.
How was the alps formed by tectonic plate movement?
Here in New Zealand, the Southern Alps are caused by the Pacific Plate thrusting underneath the Australian Plate. i think that the alps were created by a convergent boundry. But with two convintal plates causing an upward push of both.Example __><__ _/\_
Does new crust form at diverging tectonic plate?
Yes, of course.
