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Rocks crack and shift when what from moving plates becomes too great?
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∙ 12y agoThis is not a question but when rocks crack shift, the pressure from moving plates becomes too great
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. Rocks crack and shift when pressure from moving plates becomes too great.
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What is an earthquake made of?
An earth quake occures when the underground plates that are near the center of the earth come together, like 2 over-lap, the friction will cause heat, and also when the 2 over-lap, they can crack, which then causes the earth quake. The size of the earth quake all depends on the size of the crack.
How are faults created?
Over many years, moving plates build up pressure inside rocks. Tension strains rocks and those rocks crack and shift to relieve the pressure. That's how faults are created. Well, don't quote me on this because I'm only an eleven year old girl.
Long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart?
Long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart
Is plants in the crack of rocks a cause of weathering?
no
Can tree roots make rocks crack?
Yes they can.
Rocks crack and shift when from moving plates because too great?
Rocks
What is a crack across rock layers caused by moving plates?
FAULT
What is formed when rocks slide along a cracks?
sounds like, if the rocks are plates, an earthquake... assuming this "crack" is a fault?? does this help?
Why does a volcano form at the boundary of two plates moving apart?
A volcano will form at the boundary of two plates moving apart. This is because the two plates moving apart create a crack allowing molten lava to flow up from the mantle.
What is an earthquake made of?
An earth quake occures when the underground plates that are near the center of the earth come together, like 2 over-lap, the friction will cause heat, and also when the 2 over-lap, they can crack, which then causes the earth quake. The size of the earth quake all depends on the size of the crack.
When two geologic plates are moving away from each other what can result?
Magma that turns into lava. A crack in the ground.
What is the cause of earth quake?
the techtonic plates moving, earthquakes mainly happen on the crakes in the techtonic plates like new zealand has quite a few because they are on a crack.
How are faults created?
Over many years, moving plates build up pressure inside rocks. Tension strains rocks and those rocks crack and shift to relieve the pressure. That's how faults are created. Well, don't quote me on this because I'm only an eleven year old girl.
What trait do belle deep blue hydra gravity pipe mdgrape-3 and deep crack share?
They are all rocks in the earth's plates.
What are organisms that have roots that can crack rocks?
Plants are the organisms which have roots and can crack rocks
What are rifts and what kinds of eruptions would you expect?
a rift is a crack cause by plates moving apart along ocean ridges. You could expect fissure eruptions.
Long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart?
Long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart
