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What are moving pieces under the earths surface that form the earths crust?
Tectonic plates are the moving pieces under the Earth's surface that form the Earth's crust. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere and interact with each other through processes like subduction, spreading, and collision, which contribute to the shaping of Earth's surface features.
What is the stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart?
it may be gravity
The stress force that pulls on the crust where two plates are moving apart is called .?
tension
What is divergent plates?
Divergent plates are tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. As they move apart, magma rises from the mantle and creates new crust at the mid-ocean ridges. This process is responsible for seafloor spreading and the formation of new oceanic crust.
Explain why volcanoes are commonly found at the edges of Earth's moving plates?
Volcanoes are commonly found at the edges of Earth's moving plates because this is where the movement of the plates causes the Earth's crust to become thinner and more fractured. Magma from the mantle below the crust can then more easily rise up through these fractures, leading to volcanic activity. This process is known as plate tectonics.
Why is the earths crust always moving?
Simple- Convection in the mantle causes mantle to slowly move, and it pushes against the crust. As it does this, the tectonic plates move.
What happens if earthquake is under land?
its always underground, the shock waves from the moving plates go up through the crust
What are the moving parts of the earth's crust?
Tectonic Plates
Is it true that the earth's crust is stationary?
No, the Earth's crust is not stationary. It is divided into several tectonic plates that are constantly moving due to the convection currents in the Earth's mantle. This movement is responsible for phenomena like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the creation of mountain ranges.
Do the continental plates remain in one place?
No, both the continental and oceanic plates are always moving. Moving slowly, but always moving.
What are the moving plates of the earth crust called?
They are called plate tectonics.
What geologic event is occurring at the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
Plates have always been moving away from each other there, so new crust is being formed there while the crust on the other side of those plates is being subducted into the mantle.
What are moving pieces under the earths surface that form the earths crust?
Tectonic plates are the moving pieces under the Earth's surface that form the Earth's crust. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere and interact with each other through processes like subduction, spreading, and collision, which contribute to the shaping of Earth's surface features.
When two geologic plates are moving away from each other what happens?
When it is two continental plates, new oceanic crust is formed, and when this continues, more oceanic crust is formed between the plates.
What theory says earth crust consists of moving plates?
plate tectonics
plate tectonics?
the theory that earth's crust and solid upper part of the mantle are made up of about 20 huge plates that are always moving very slowly
Is earth's crust stationary or moving?
The Earth's crust is not stationary; it is actually broken into several large pieces called tectonic plates that are constantly moving. These plates interact at their boundaries, leading to geological phenomena like earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain formation.
