Recent Tectonic Plates Questions
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2 days ago, 3:39pm - The uplifted seafloor results from convection currents which ...
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Why do geologists study fossils?
2 days ago, 3:11pm - Geologists generally study fossils to date layers of rock. Th...
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What is the driving force that causes plate tectonics?
2 days ago, 2:47pm - Harry Hess' theory that the plate-driving force is the slow m...
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Why do the earth's plates move?
2 days ago, 2:22pm - The mid-oceanic ridges are the main cause of plate tectonics....
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What are two plates that are currently moving away from each other?
2 days ago, 2:05pm - The Arabian and African tectonic plates are moving away from ...
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2 days ago, 1:57pm - The earth is unique in that is has liquid water, plate tecton...
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What are plate tectonics, and what do they do?
2 days ago, 1:45pm - Plate tectonics is a theory in geology of global tectonics in...
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What are three good things that plate tectonics provide for humans?
2 days ago, 1:40pm - Three good things that plate tectonics provide to humans are ...
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What happens at a tectonic plate boundary?
2 days ago, 1:30pm - It depends on the type of tectonic plate boundary, ( there ar...
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How do the plates move in a convergent boundary?
2 days ago, 1:22pm - In plate tectonics, a convergent boundary also known as a des...
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Where is the fault line in Midwest?
2 days ago, 12:59pm - The New Madrid Seismic Zone, sometimes called the New Madrid ...
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What is another name for the asthenosphere?
2 days ago, 12:51pm - The asthenosphere is a portion of the upper mantle just below...
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What is two plates moving northwest at different speeds causing one plate to slide past the other?
2 days ago, 12:47pm - The theory of plate tectonics explains the relative movement ...
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Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
2 days ago, 11:41am - Most earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, occur on or near edges ...
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Do any other planets have tectonic plates?
2 days ago, 11:32am - Mars is considerably smaller than the Earth, but shows some i...
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Where are the most transformed faults found?
2 days ago, 11:16am - Most transform faults are hidden in the deep oceans where the...
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What does a oceanic plate do when two tectonic plates converge in mid ocean?
2 days ago, 11:05am - . In the case of a mid oceanic ridge, the volcanoes are cause...
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What is the kind of force that gets exerted as tectonic plates push against each other?
2 days ago, 10:56am - This process is called subduction. Thanks for using ChaCha.
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Can you identify how rifting and accretion change the shapes of continents?
2 days ago, 10:47am - Tectonic plates change the size and shape of the continents o...
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Where do deep ocean trenches form?
2 days ago, 10:22am - Deep ocean trenches form where tectonic plates meet. The Mari...
