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Do convergent motion occurs where two plates push together?

Yes, convergent motion occurs where two tectonic plates push together. This movement leads to the formation of features such as mountains, volcanoes, and deep ocean trenches due to the intense pressure and geological activity at the plate boundaries.


How do tectonic plates fit together?

Tectonic plates fit together like a jigsaw puzzle along their boundaries. These boundaries can be divergent (moving apart), convergent (moving towards each other), or transform (sliding past each other). The movement of these plates causes earthquakes and creates geological features like mountains and ocean basins.


Most of the geological activity at the surface of earth takes place at boundaries between?

Most of the geological activity at the Earth's surface takes place at boundaries between tectonic plates. These boundaries can be convergent (where plates collide), divergent (where plates move apart), or transform (where plates slide past each other).


What is a large crust layer that moves as one unit?

A tectonic plate is a large crust layer that moves as one unit across the Earth's surface. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them and interact at their boundaries, where most geological activity occurs.


Is it true that tectonic plates move quickly generally shifting one mile each year?

Tectonic plates move at a rate of a few centimeters to a few inches per year, not one mile. The movement of tectonic plates is gradual and occurs due to geological forces acting over long periods of time.

Related Questions

Why was the earthquake occurs in different country?

because it can happen anywhere. especially near fault lines. all it is, is the earths plates rubbing together


What is the main cause of the volcanoes?

The tectonic plates rubbing together


What forms a volcano eruption?

two plates rubbing together


Do convergent motion occurs where two plates push together?

Yes, convergent motion occurs where two tectonic plates push together. This movement leads to the formation of features such as mountains, volcanoes, and deep ocean trenches due to the intense pressure and geological activity at the plate boundaries.


Why did mauna kea form in Hawaii?

from tectonic plates rubbing together


What are the driving forces of continental drift?

The driving Forces of Continental drift are both gravity and the motion of the underground Tectonic Plates.


How did the 2011 christchurch earthquake happen?

it happened from the tectonic plates rubbing together


What do plate tectonics do to form a volcano?

they have convergent plates boundaries and come together rubbing


Cause and effect of volcano?

Global Warming can be an effect of a volcano, and the cause is two tectonic plates rubbing together.Global Warming can be an effect of a volcano, and the cause is two tectonic plates rubbing together.


Why do volcanos occur more at locations where two plates meet?

The reason this occurs is because of subduction. The heat of the plates rubbing causes magma to rise forcing through the lithosphere (or crust). Thus causing alot of volcanos over convergent plates.


What happens when a slab sinks?

Slab pull occurs when two plates stick together.


Why did the chilian earthquake happen?

because the plates were rubbing together and the tension stored caused the earthquake so its all to do with plate tectonics