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What happens when plates meet?
When plates meet, it can result in three main types of interactions: convergent boundaries (coming together), divergent boundaries (moving apart), or transform boundaries (sliding past each other). At convergent boundaries, where plates collide, one plate may be forced beneath the other in a process called subduction, or they may crumple and form mountain ranges. At divergent boundaries, where plates move apart, new crust is created as magma rises up to fill the gap. At transform boundaries, where plates slide past each other, they can cause earthquakes along faults.
How do tectonic plates work to shape the Earth's surface and create geological features?
Tectonic plates are large pieces of the Earth's crust that float on the semi-fluid mantle below. These plates move slowly over time, either colliding, pulling apart, or sliding past each other. When plates collide, one may be forced beneath the other, creating mountains and volcanoes. When plates pull apart, magma rises to form new crust, like at mid-ocean ridges. When plates slide past each other, they can cause earthquakes. Overall, the movement of tectonic plates shapes the Earth's surface and creates geological features.
Tension can cause the formation of fault-block mountains or?
Tension can cause the formation of fault-block mountains or rift valleys when tectonic plates move away from each other, creating a gap that is filled with new crustal material or causing the existing crust to break into blocks. The blocks may then uplift or subside, forming mountain ranges or valleys.
When oceanic plates drop back away from continental plates what happens?
A few things could happen. The separation could leave a gap in the two plates, and if the plate is deep enough, magma could rise and cool. Also depending on how high the magma rises, it could either add to the land or add to the ocean floor, most likely the ocean floor. The continental plate may also continue to move with the oceanic plate, as the crust is resting on the wobbly viscous asthenosphere.
What are convergent divergent and transform boundaries?
Boundaries, or faults, are locations on the edges of plates, crustal masses that are very slowly moving atop the convective outer mantle (asthenosphere).At convergent boundaries, two crustal masses (plates) are pushing into each other. This can result in subduction, so may be a destructive boundary.At divergent boundaries, two masses of rock are pulling away from each other. This can be a constructive boundary when it produces rifting and seafloor spreading.At transform boundaries, or transform faults, rock masses move past one another. These are known as conservativeboundaries because crust is neither destroyed or created.(these can cause earthquakes when accumulated strain is released)
What are three processes may cause tectonic plates to move move?
I'm sure it convection,slabpull,and ridge pull ~*
Is the motion of lithospheric plates a major cause of earthquakes?
It is the main cause of earthquakes. However you may get minor earthquakes due to volcanic activity or mass wasting events.
How does a earthquakes place affect tsunamis?
when the techtonic plates move, they can make an earthquake, that then may trigger techtonic plates to move and begin waves that become a tsunami
Plates may move because of this type of movement in the mantle?
mantle
Which hypothesis do many think may explain the great force needed to move plates?
Heat from inside the Earth creates the energy to move plates using convection
Do tectonic plates movements happen at the same time?
When two plates next to each other move, they may move at the same time -- for example, if one plate is sliding over another, the other plate could be tilting or sinking. What's more likely to happen, though, is that the pressure will cause one of the plates to break or shift at a weak point -- a fault, for example. So a piece of the plate may move, while most of it doesn't.
What are plate broundires?
It seems like there may have been a typo in your question. Did you mean plate boundaries? If so, plate boundaries are the lines where tectonic plates meet. There are three main types of plate boundaries: divergent boundaries, where plates move apart; convergent boundaries, where plates collide; and transform boundaries, where plates slide past each other.
Plate tectonics may affect organic evolution because movement of plates may cause a change in?
climate
Plate tectonics may affect organic evolution because movement of plates may cause a change in .?
climate
How does earthquakes change the surface of the earth?
I am not 100% sure but it may be that the plates may move forming a new mountain or land mass
Tectonic plates forming a transform boundary may move only a few centimeters each year can even this small movement affect people and communities living near a transform boundary?
When tectonic plates slide past each other, the movement may cause earthquakes, which might injure people or damage property in a community.
What happens when plates meet?
When plates meet, it can result in three main types of interactions: convergent boundaries (coming together), divergent boundaries (moving apart), or transform boundaries (sliding past each other). At convergent boundaries, where plates collide, one plate may be forced beneath the other in a process called subduction, or they may crumple and form mountain ranges. At divergent boundaries, where plates move apart, new crust is created as magma rises up to fill the gap. At transform boundaries, where plates slide past each other, they can cause earthquakes along faults.
