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The crust moves in 1 direction at a hotspot due to the convection currents of the mantle
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What is the term used to describe the rate of an object's movement?
The term used to describe the rate of an object's movement is speed or velocity. Velocity is the same as speed but also measures direction.
How would you describe the role of the skeleton in body movement?
eyes
What is the term used to describe the rate of an objects movement?
velocity
Describe the movement of the particles in a solid?
They are tightly packed and vibrate.
How does tension change the shape of earths crust?
by pulling it making it thinner in the middle
What builds volcanoes?
When lava goes threw crust it forms a hotspot (valcano)
Describe the divisions of the crust?
describe the division of the crust?
What do you call the sudden movement of the Earth's crust?
The sudden movement of the earth's crust is called and earthquake
Why do supervolcanoes occur?
super volcanoes can occur when the magma rises into the crust from a hotspot but is unable to breakthrough the crust. Pressure builds in a large and growing magma pool until the crust is unable to contain the pressure.
Which movement of the Earths crust implies that the continental crust is less dense than the oceanic crust?
Plate tectonic movement and subduction zones.
What are plate movement?
the movement of earths plates or crust
What is an Earth's hotspot?
A place where hot mantle material rises in a semi-permanent plume, and affects the overlying crust.
What is a hotspot in a volcano?
A place where hot mantle material rises in a semi-permanent plume, and affects the overlying crust.
The movement of magma through the Earth's crust is known as?
The movement of magma through the Earth's crust is known as intrusion.
What is the violent movement of the earth's crust?
earthquake/fissure
How does the movement of the crust along a thrust fault differ from that along the normal fault?
The movement of the crust along a thrust fault is usually a reverse movement unlike the movement along a normal fault.
How does the movement of the crust along a thrust fault differ from that along a normal fault?
The movement of the crust along a thrust fault is usually a reverse movement unlike the movement along a normal fault.
