The are floating on the liqid lithoshere.This cause them to collide with others to make earth quakes!
You are able to find all types of volcanoes on, or near the tectonic plates but all have their own distinct area.
Volcanoes occur most often along the boundaries of tectonic plates, such as the Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean. This is where the movement of plates allows magma to rise to the surface and create volcanic activity. Other locations of volcanic activity include hotspots, where plumes of magma rise from deep within the Earth's mantle.
No. The plates ride on a bed of molten lava beneath the earth's surface. If the earth was cold, there would be nothing below the surface to move the plates. In other words, it would be just like the cold, dead moon.
Volcanoes are not randomly distributed over the Earth's surface. Most are concentrated on the edges of continents, along island chains, or beneath the sea forming long mountain ranges. More than half of the world's active volcanoes above sea level encircle the Pacific Ocean to form the circum-Pacific "Ring of Fire." In the past 25 years, scientists have developed a theory -- called plate tectonics -- that explains the locations of volcanoes and their relationship to other large-scale geologic features...
The asthenosphere could be described as having the ability to flow as it deforms at very slow strain rates due to convection.
They rest on a bed of magma which is molten rock so they can slide around. Also, they are broken apart from one another.
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The two main types of earthquakes are tectonic and volcanic. Tectonic earthquakes occur along fault lines when tectonic plates move. Volcanic earthquakes occur near volcanoes due to the movement of magma beneath the surface. Tectonic earthquakes are more common and are caused by the Earth's tectonic plates shifting, while volcanic earthquakes are associated with volcanic activity.
The mantle moves the continents, which is called continental drift.
You are able to find all types of volcanoes on, or near the tectonic plates but all have their own distinct area.
If the asthenosphere beneath the plates cooled and solidified, the plates would no longer be able to move freely as they do now. This would likely result in decreased tectonic activity and potentially decrease in the movement of the plates over time.
No one is able to predict with pinpoint accuracy the position of the Earth's tectonic plates at a specific point in the distant future. In the short term (<100 million years), however, it is a pretty sure thing that the Atlantic Ocean will get bigger, and that the Pacific Ocean will get smaller.
Look up tectonic plates or simply tectonics. Tectonic plates are solid (as opposed to liquid or gas) material that is under the surface of the earth, and under the bottom of the ocean. These plates move, very very slowly, and scientists (e.g. geologists) are able to calculate the speed and direction of movement. From this data they are able to determine that the east coast of North and South America were once linked to Europe and Africa.
The type of tectonics where volcanoes occur are continental rift volcanism, hot spot, and continental volcanic arc. The other tectonics are subduction zones and rift valleys on a continental crust.
Earthquakes are formed when tectonic plates move. Imagine taking two pieces of rock in your hand, and holding them together very tightly, then try to slide them. They won't move at first, but then they'll give way and slide. That's exactly what happens with an earthquake. Huge sections of rock are trying to slide past each other, but because of friction they just keep building up pressure until it gives. When it gives, that's what causes an earthquake. There is no way to prevent an earthquake; scientists may be able to predict one by measuring the stress along the fault (the fault is where the two sections of rock join, moving in opposite directions).
two section of railway track are joined together by welding.instead they are laid with gaps between them.fish plates,fastened by nuts and bolts which are able to slide along the oval holes,are used to join two section of railway track......
Scientists were able to discover Earth's plate boundaries through a combination of studying earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the movement of continents over time. By analyzing these phenomena, they were able to map out the boundaries where tectonic plates meet and interact.