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Long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart?
A long, linear crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart is called a mid-ocean ridge. This type of boundary is where new oceanic crust is created as molten rock rises up from the mantle and solidifies along the spreading center. Over time, as the plates continue to move apart, the new crust forms a continuous ridge on the ocean floor.
What is the surface on which the lithospheric plates move around earths surface?
Lower mantle is the surface on which the lithospheric plates move around earths surface.
How often do lithospheric plates move?
Lithospheric plates move constantly at a very slow rate, typically around a few centimeters per year. This movement is driven by the slow convection currents in the Earth's mantle, causing the plates to either diverge, converge, or slide past each other at plate boundaries.
What mechanism moves lithospheric plates?
The movement of lithospheric plates is primarily driven by the process of plate tectonics. This movement is caused by the heat-driven convection currents in the Earth's mantle. As these currents circulate, they drag the overlying lithospheric plates along with them, causing the plates to move over time.
Movement of lithospheric plates allows for the formation of volcanoes.?
When two lithospheric plates move apart, magma from the mantle can rise to the surface, creating new crust and forming volcanic eruptions. When plates collide, one plate may be forced beneath the other, leading to the melting of crust and the formation of volcanic arcs. This movement and interaction of plates are responsible for the distribution of volcanoes around the world.
What is it called when two lithospheric plates move apart?
Continental Plates
What does the lithospheric plates move on?
Aesthenosphere
Do lithospheric plates move often?
They constantly move. EDIT: Lithospheric plates move only about a few centimeters a year. Hope this helps! ~SLL
Do lithospheric plates constantly move?
Yes.
What happens to lithospheric plates when an earthquake occurs?
When an earthquake occurs, lithospheric plates either slide past each other, collide, or move apart along their boundaries. The stress accumulated along the plate boundaries is released suddenly, causing the plates to deform and generate seismic waves that we feel as an earthquake.
When two plates move apart underwater what forms?
an earthquake
What forms when two crustal plates move apart?
an earthquake
Describe how the presence of faults and folds supports the idea that lithospheric plates are in motion?
Faults and folds just support the idea that there lithospheric plates are in motion because folds appear when the plates move towards each other. The faults appear when the plates drift apart and cause an empty space.
What is the process by which lithospheric plates move apart creating spaces that are filled with hot magma is called?
The process by which lithospheric plates move apart, creating spaces that are filled with hot magma, is called seafloor spreading. This occurs at mid-ocean ridges where new oceanic crust is formed as magma rises from the mantle and solidifies at the surface.
How do the lithospheric plates move each year?
5 centimeters.
What is sliding boundary?
forms when two {crustal} lithosphere plates move apart.
Long crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart?
A long, linear crack that forms as two tectonic plates move apart is called a mid-ocean ridge. This type of boundary is where new oceanic crust is created as molten rock rises up from the mantle and solidifies along the spreading center. Over time, as the plates continue to move apart, the new crust forms a continuous ridge on the ocean floor.
