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The Earth's lithosphere is broken into several pieces known as tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them and constantly move, leading to activities like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions at their boundaries.
Pieces of crust are called "tectonic plates." These large sections of the Earth's crust float on the semi-fluid mantle beneath them and move due to convection currents. The interactions between these plates can lead to geological phenomena such as earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountains.
plate tectonics
During sea floor spreading, pieces of oceanic crust move apart as new magma rises to the surface at mid-ocean ridges. As the crust spreads, it carries with it the magnetic signature of Earth's magnetic field, providing evidence for the process of seafloor spreading.
This is called a fault.== ==
most times earthquakes occur
The earths crust is split into large pieces called plates. When they move they cause a earthquake.
The large pieces of Earth's crust that move over the asthenosphere are called tectonic plates. These plates are responsible for the movement of continents and the occurrence of geological events such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
A fault is a break in the Earth's crust where pieces of the crust move relative to each other. This movement can cause earthquakes as stress builds up along the fault line and is released suddenly. Faults are common in regions where tectonic plates interact and are essential for understanding earthquake hazards.
earthquakes happen when these sections of earths crust move
The weather and sky have nothing to do with it. Earthquakes happen when to pieces of earths crust suddenly move against or under another.
Tectonic plates.
As fast as your fingernails grow
Lithosphere.
The earths crust
The tectonic plates.
crust