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Some plates subduct under others mainly due to difference in their densities. Relatively lighter plate tends to be more buoyant than heavier ones, so in such situations when two such plates meet, the lighter one rises while the denser plate is been subducted.
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Why do some ares have more earthquakes and volcanoes than others?
Because in some places there are tectonic plates that are colliding where others have little activity.
How are tsunami linked to earthquake?
The Earth's plates rub against each other. Some plates are under oceans and this causes terrible waves.
What causes some oceanic plates to sink and others to float?
All oceanic plates float on top of the mantle, and sink into the mantle underneath a less dense plate in plate collision zones.
Why do some areas of the world have more earthquakes than others?
they have more earthquakes in other people depending on the faults and plates around the world.
What causes certain landforms to be in some places and not others?
Landforms are are made from elevation, slope, orientation, satrification, rock exposure, and soil type. Sometimes earthquakes can change the landscape. Under the earth, which cause earthquakes to happen, there are large 'plates' that move under the earth's crust. When they bump into each other, it causes earthquakes. Sometimes these plates push up against each other and form hills and mountains. Sometimes they push downwards, forming valleys and dips.
Why do some areas have no volcanoes?
becuase volcanoes have plates under them.the places that dont have plates under them don't have volcanoes
Why do some places in the world have more natural disasters than others?
Because of the tectonic plates. Some countries are on the edge of tectonic plates.
Why are volcanoes located in well defined belts?
because that is where plates subduct under each other creating subduction zones below the subduction zones these sinking plates heat up at the Wadati-Benioff zone. they melt and rise as magma towards the crust /'the ocean floor.over time the magma piles up due to constant rising and cooling of magma and in some cases an island forms as it breaks the ocean surface
Why is the world affected mostly by earthquakes?
There are so many plates on our earth and if two of those plates spread apart, collide, of sink under one another, that causes an earthquake. Some countries are effected more by earthquakes than others.
How earthquake take place?
An earthquake takes place, because there are tectonic plates which sometimes crash into each other, some places are more affected then others because some places are closer to the tectonic plates then others.
Why do some ares have more earthquakes and volcanoes than others?
Because in some places there are tectonic plates that are colliding where others have little activity.
Explain why some people can pull a tablecloth out from under the plates on a table without movingthe plates?
Inertia. If the cloth is slick enough then the energy is not transferred to the plates.
How are tsunami linked to earthquake?
The Earth's plates rub against each other. Some plates are under oceans and this causes terrible waves.
What is the cause of the plate movement?
the magama under the plates are moving causing the plates to move.If you like this answer could you give me some trust points
Are volcanoes made by plates sliding away from each other?
Many are but many others are not. Most volcanoes on land occur where two plates press into each other and one slide slides under the other. Some volcanoes occur at hot spots, which are not related to plate boundaries.
Why do some tectonic plates sink while others float?
They all float (on the mantle), some just float lower than others. The main reason is what they're made of; all plates have a high percentage of silica in them, but those with more aluminium than magnesium (continental plates) float higher than those with more magnesium (ocean floor plates) because they're less dense.
Why do some handicap vehicles have special license plates but others have a tag hanging off the mirror?
It depends on the company the handicap vehicles are bought/rented from. Some companies would rather give out special license plates while others have a tag hanging off the mirror.
