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Where do two plates most often move past each other?

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What occurs when two tectonics plates move away from each other?

mid-ocean ridges and volcanoes


What formed at divergent and converging boundaries?

Convergent and divergent boundaries are terms used in plate tectonics to describe the juncture at two plates and how they move in relation to each other. Divergent plates move apart and convergent move towards each other.


Are formed at divergent and converging boundaries?

Convergent and divergent boundaries are terms used in plate tectonics to describe the juncture at two plates and how they move in relation to each other. Divergent plates move apart and convergent move towards each other.


What occur when plates move?

When plate tectonics move they can either collide into each other, causing mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, move away from each other, or scrape past each other, this creates a fault. Often times the moving of earths plates results in an earthquake of some sort.


When a plates move alongside each other they create?

When tectonics plates move and rip against each other the can create eather earthquakes or volcanoes or depressions in the earth. Next time, please learn from your teacher before asking the internet.


What process allows the plates to move?

The process that allows the plates to move is called plate tectonics. It is driven by the movement of molten rock in the Earth's mantle, causing the plates to move either away from each other (divergent boundary), towards each other (convergent boundary), or past each other (transform boundary).


Are plate tectonics flat?

No, plate tectonics refers to the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that move and interact with each other. These plates are not flat but constantly shifting and changing due to the forces beneath the Earth's surface.


What are the 4 plate tectonics?

The four main types of plate tectonics are divergent boundaries, where plates move away from each other; convergent boundaries, where plates collide; transform boundaries, where plates slide past each other horizontally; and subduction zones, where one plate is forced beneath another.


What are the types of plate tectonics?

There are three main types of plate tectonics: divergent boundaries, where plates move apart; convergent boundaries, where plates collide; and transform boundaries, where plates slide past each other horizontally. These movements create earthquakes, volcanic activity, and mountain formation.


What is the word when plates move?

Plate Tectonics


How do tectonic plates rub together?

Tectonic plates move due to the process of plate tectonics, where convection currents in the Earth's mantle cause the plates to either collide, move apart, or slide past each other. When plates slide past each other, they can get stuck due to friction, and when the stress overcomes the friction, they suddenly slip, leading to an earthquake.