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What are tectonic plates and plate boundaries?
Tectonic plates are plates underneath the ground we stand on that help to form the structure of the earth, when two tectonic plates colide they create terrains such as mountains. they have also been known to cause some Tsunami's.
What are the pieces of lithosphere called?
The pieces of lithosphere are called tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere underneath and are responsible for the movement and interactions that shape the Earth's surface through processes like plate tectonics.
What are plates that slide underneath another?
Tectonic plates are large pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other. When one tectonic plate slides beneath another in a process called subduction, it can create phenomena like earthquakes and volcanic activity. This process is a key driver of the movement and shaping of Earth's crust.
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
Why are volcanoes usually found on edges of tectonic plates?
because they form from earthquakes
What is stresses in tectonic plates?
Magma moving underneath the earth causes tectonic plates to move about.
What do the tectonic plates look like?
they are the giant plates underneath all the continents
What is the noun for the movement of one of earth's heavier tectonic plates underneath a lighter tectonic plate?
Subduction.
What are tectonic plates and plate boundaries?
Tectonic plates are plates underneath the ground we stand on that help to form the structure of the earth, when two tectonic plates colide they create terrains such as mountains. they have also been known to cause some Tsunami's.
What is the process called where earth's plates plunges underneath another?
Tectonic shift
When are earthquakes most likely to happen?
When the tectonic plates move underneath the continents.
What is magma and what does it do?
Magma is lava underneath the earth. The tectonic plates of the earth float on it.
Why are no volcanoes found in certain parts of world?
Volcanoes are only found on the edge of tectonic plates & they can also be found on cracks in the tectonic plates which is un-common
Why can tectonic plates move thousand of miles?
Convection Currents created by the mantle underneath! :)
What layer moves underneath the techtonic plates?
The aesthenosphere, which is located in the top part of the Earth's mantle is the layer lying underneath the tectonic plates. Collective movement in these plates cause a gradual rise in the aesthenosphere, thereby resulting to land elevation.
What are the plates called that make up the Earth's crust?
The plates that make up the Earth's crust are called tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere underneath and interact with each other at plate boundaries, causing various geological phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.
What are the pieces of lithosphere called?
The pieces of lithosphere are called tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere underneath and are responsible for the movement and interactions that shape the Earth's surface through processes like plate tectonics.
