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The Pacific Ocean has the most tectonic plates compared to other oceans. It is home to several major and minor tectonic plates, including the Pacific Plate, the Nazca Plate, and the Juan de Fuca Plate, among others. The complex interactions of these plates contribute to significant geological activity, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, particularly around the "Ring of Fire."
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Movement of tectonic plates is not caused by?
Ocean Current.
What events occur when the tectonic plates move and grind against each other?
When tectonic plates move and grind against each other, this is an earthquake. If the moving of tectonic plates were to occur beneath the ocean's surface, the result would be a tsunami.
How many tectonic plates are under the Pacific Ocean?
one plate, the pacific plate
The lithosphere is broken up into sections called?
The lithosphere is broken up into sections called tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below and interact with one another at plate boundaries, where most earthquakes and volcanic activity occur.
Describe the relationship between tsunami and plate tectonic?
The collision of tectonic plates causes earthquakes. When one place slides below the other plate beneath the ocean floor, this rapid movement of the plates forced the ocean floor and water upward. The energy was then transmitted across the ocean, causing huge tsunami waves.
Do tides cause ocean plates to pull away from tectonic plates?
Yes!
Do oceanic plates move?
the ocean plates move because of the movement of the the tectonic plates beneath the ocean and do to the motion of the oceans currents.
What form a mid ocean ridge?
tectonic plates
What do ocean trenches result from?
Movement of the tectonic plates.
Are tectonic plates thicker under the ocean?
Yes
Movement of tectonic plates is not caused by?
Ocean Current.
Is it true that when tectonic plates slide past each other they create a spreading of an ocean?
No. When tectonic plates move away from each other they can cause an ocean to spread.
Do oceanic plates lie under the ocean?
yes
What is the connection between ocean currents teqtonic plates?
tectonic*
How sea floor spreading provide evidence for tectonic plates?
by the plate tectonic and the ocean bridges
What moves the ocean floor?
the tectonic plates under the earths surface
Do plates pull apart in the middle of the Atlantic ocean?
Tectonic plates do pull apart in the middle of the ocean. These divergent plates form what is known as the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
