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What happens when the earths crust moves?
erosion
How is heat transfer in the earths mantle related to the movement of the earths crust?
The heat transfer is moved to the crust. The earth's crust moves to the inner core
Large section of earths crust that moves as one unit?
Plate
What does the earths crust consist of that moves?
Those would be tectonic plates.
What pulls the earths crust?
The earths crust is moved rather than pulled by things called convection currents. This is when heated rock from the earths core rises up and reaches the crust where it cools. It then sinks down again and carries on in a circle which moves the crust
What section of earths crust moves when an earthquake occurs?
all of it it is the lower part of it
What is compression in plate tectonics?
it is the movement of the earths crust. it moves inwards towards other plates so the earths crust moves upwards therefore forming mountains, volcanoes etc
What is the slab of the earths crust that regularly moves away from or collides with other slabs called?
A tectonic plate.
What happens if the earths crust moves suddley along a fault?
The sudden movement could result in an earthquake.
Earths crust is part of the?
The earths crust is a part of the outermost layer.
How do you get silicon out of earths crust?
Silicon is a mixture of the minerals of the earths crust. so.... silicon isn't something from the earths crust. -thanks for your question.
What moves mountains and earthquakes together?
earthquakes make the earths crust collide and sometimes they smash together,such as if one peice of crust goes under the other...makng a point...
