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What does plates moving past each other cause?

Earthquakes.


Are the pacific plates and the antarctic plates moving towards each other or away from each other or past each other?

the plates are moving away from each other.


What is the fault between two plates moving sideways past each other called?

The fault between two plates moving sideways past each other is called a transform fault. This type of fault occurs at transform boundaries where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other.


What is a possible result of plates moving along a transform boundary is?

a possible result of plates moving past each other is an earth quake


Are the planets in California colliding Separating or sliding past each other?

The tectonic plates in California are sliding past each other along the San Andreas Fault, rather than colliding or separating. This movement can result in earthquakes as the plates shift horizontally.


What happens when two plates are moving horizontally past each other?

When two plates are moving horizontally past each other, they slide past in opposite directions. This sliding motion is known as a transform boundary. Friction between the plates can build up stress, which is eventually released in the form of earthquakes.


What is it called when plates are moving toward each other?

This is called a convergent boundary. A divergent boundary is when plate move away from each other, and a transform boundary is when plates slide past each other.


What is a possible result of plates moving along a transform boundary?

A possible result of plates moving along a transform boundary is earthquakes. The movement of plates past each other along a transform boundary can result in sudden release of energy, causing the Earth's crust to shake and creating seismic waves.


What is the name of the places were the tectonic plates meet?

The places where tectonic plates meet are called plate boundaries. There are three main types of plate boundaries: convergent boundaries (plates moving towards each other), divergent boundaries (plates moving away from each other), and transform boundaries (plates sliding past each other).


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

It's simply an earthquake.


A possible result of plates moving along a transform boundary is?

earthquakes occurring as the plates slide past each other in opposite directions.


Place where two plates slip past each other moving in opposite directionsis know as what?

Conservative plate boundry