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Faults are the boundaries between tectonic plates and are not the cause of earthquakes. The motion of one plate against another or the subduction of one plate by another can eventually cause a slippage, and it is this slippage that causes earthquakes.
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Explain how tectonic plate motion is related to earthquakes?
It all has to do with the faults and plates of the earth.(if you don't know what those are just google them.) When they move they can cause mountains or make old mountains bigger , cause volcanos, ocean ridges and trenches, and finally earthquakes. When the faults or plates rub against each other they cause the land to also shake. Which causes earthquakes.
Why not all movement along faults produce earthquakes?
Faults DO NOT produce earthquakes, faults are produced by earthquakes. This means that earthquake loci are centered on and along faults. The energy released by an earthquake is the strain energy built up as a result of plate tectonic forces. Some faults move easily and thus no strain energy builds up.
What types of plates do Earthquakes form on?
Earthquakes typically occur on a any fault because the most common earthquake is the tectonic earthquake and it occurs on all the faults, though usually has the most effect on strike-slip faults (like the San Andreas fault).
Do earthquakes effect buildings?
Yes, earthquakes do affect buildings in all areas. They cause them to fall and cause various causalities.
What stress causes earthquakes?
There are three types of stress tension, compression, and shearing they all cause earthquakes.
All faults will cause earthquakes?
It all depends on how big the fault is, bigger ones will cause bigger earthquakes, while smaller, or small ones may cause no earthquake at all.
Explain how tectonic plate motion is related to earthquakes?
It all has to do with the faults and plates of the earth.(if you don't know what those are just google them.) When they move they can cause mountains or make old mountains bigger , cause volcanos, ocean ridges and trenches, and finally earthquakes. When the faults or plates rub against each other they cause the land to also shake. Which causes earthquakes.
Do earthquakes only happen in flat surfaces?
No earthquakes do not only happen in flat surfaces. Earthquakes happen where ever two faults colide and the vibrations come through and cause an earthquake... (Hope this helps... this is all that i know...)
Does all motion along large faults occur in the form of destructive earthquakes?
No, all motion along the faults can also occur in the form of a tsunami
Why not all movement along faults produce earthquakes?
Faults DO NOT produce earthquakes, faults are produced by earthquakes. This means that earthquake loci are centered on and along faults. The energy released by an earthquake is the strain energy built up as a result of plate tectonic forces. Some faults move easily and thus no strain energy builds up.
Why all tsunamis don't cause earthquakes?
Tsunamis do not not cause earthquakes at all. Tsunamis are usually the result of an undersea earthquake.
Do earthquakes spread the earth apart?
Not necessarily. Earthquakes occur when there is movement along cracks in the Earth's crust called faults. There are three main types of fault, all of which can produce earthquakes. Normal faults usually occur where the crust is being pulled apart. Reverse faults, also called thrust faults, are usually found where sections of the crust are pushed together. Transform faults occur where sections of the crust slide past each other horizontally, neither pushing together nor pulling apart.
Where does a earthquake happen?
Earthquakes occur all the time all over the world, both along plate edges and along faults.
Can earthquakes cause major disaster?
Yes, earthquakes cause major disasters all over the world.
What types of plates do Earthquakes form on?
Earthquakes typically occur on a any fault because the most common earthquake is the tectonic earthquake and it occurs on all the faults, though usually has the most effect on strike-slip faults (like the San Andreas fault).
Do earthquakes occur mostly near faults lines?
yes they always do, if you go onto the website wikipedia it can tell you all about it!
Do earthquakes effect buildings?
Yes, earthquakes do affect buildings in all areas. They cause them to fall and cause various causalities.
