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What is the activity of the earths moving plate called?

ok i can help u with this, the moving of the techtonic plates is called faulting or fault :]


What is the idea of giant plates of rock moving slowly across earths surface called?

rocks


Are earths plates moving?

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What is the activity of the earth's moving plates called?

The activity of the Earth's moving plates is called plate tectonics. This movement is responsible for various geological phenomena such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the formation of mountain ranges.


What are plates techonics?

plate tectonics are moving plates under the earths surface


What are moving pieces under the earths surface that form the earths crust?

Tectonic plates are the moving pieces under the Earth's surface that form the Earth's crust. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere and interact with each other through processes like subduction, spreading, and collision, which contribute to the shaping of Earth's surface features.


What is a scientific name for the moving of the earths plates?

i have no idea


What is an earthqauake?

the moving of the plates under the earths surface


The places between plates moving together are called?

The places between plates moving together are called convergent boundaries. These boundaries are characterized by plates colliding and often resulting in tectonic activity such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.


What is it called when the earths plates slip past each other moving in opposite directions?

It's simply an earthquake.


Are most volcanoes on land caused by the Earth's plates moving away from each other or moving toward each other?

all volcanoes are caused by the earths plates moving toward each other and that is called convergent boundaries.


What do you call the moving irregularly shaped slabs that make up the earths lithosphere?

Tectonic plates are the moving irregularly shaped slabs that make up the Earth's lithosphere. These plates constantly shift and interact with each other, leading to phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.