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Mt. Erubus has tectonic plates made up of parts of the lithosphere. These plates grind together or pull apart and this causes volcanoes to erupt.
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What kind of plate is the South American plate?
The South American plate is a major tectonic plate that covers most of the continent of South America. It is primarily composed of continental crust.
Name two of the tectonic plates?
Some tectonic plates are the Eurasian Plate and the Pacific Plate.
What tectonic plate is New Jersey on?
New Jersey is located on the North American tectonic plate.
When one tectonic plate descends beneath another what kind of boundary is formed?
A convergent boundary is formed when one tectonic plate descends beneath another. This process is known as subduction and typically leads to the formation of deep ocean trenches and volcanic arcs.
What is the closeset tectonic plate to Oklahoma?
The closest tectonic plate to Oklahoma is the North American Plate. Oklahoma is located on the interior of the North American Plate, away from plate boundaries where most tectonic activity occurs.
What kind of tectonic plate is the eurasian plate?
The tectonic plate under parts of Europe and Asia is a continental crustal plate.
What kind of plate is the South American plate?
The South American plate is a major tectonic plate that covers most of the continent of South America. It is primarily composed of continental crust.
What kind of plate tectonic causes earthquakes?
Transform boundary
What kind of tectonic plates associate with the Tonga Trench?
Pacific Plate
When one tectonic plate descends beneath another what kind of boundary is formed?
A convergent boundary is formed when one tectonic plate descends beneath another. This process is known as subduction and typically leads to the formation of deep ocean trenches and volcanic arcs.
What is the difference between plate tectonic and tectonic plate?
Plate Tectonics is the process by by which the earth's tectonic plates move.
What kind of boundary is formed what a tectonic plate pushed under another?
one talc
What occurs at a dee-ocean?
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Is MtErebus an Island or a Mainland?
mainland
What tectonic plate is Mt Hood on?
tectonic plate for mt hood
What tectonic plate is Maine on?
Maine is located on the North American tectonic plate.
How does plates affect the surface of the surface?
when tectonic plate collides with other tectonic plates or moves into another tectonic plate it affects surface in a way to create mountains. Like Himalayas are created when the indian tectonic plate collided with asian tectonic plate.
