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What are the names of the tectonic plates involved in Japan's 2011 earthquake?
There were two tectonic plates involved: the Pacific plate and the plate under Northern Honshu (it is unknown which plate is under the island).
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
The lithosphere is broken up into sections called?
Tectonic plates
What is the difference between Continental plates and Tectonic plates?
Continental plates are tectonic plates. They are tectonic plates upon which continents rest, and they move as do all tectonic plates. Basically, there is no difference, other than the fact that oceanic plates are another type of tectonic plate.
What is the difference between a tectonic hazard and a tectonic event?
a tectonic hazard is a disaster caused by the moving of tectonic plates.....anda tectonic activity is the moving of tectonic plates........
Which tectonic plates where involved?
alot of them
How are tectonic plates involved in causing earthquakes and volcanoes?
the tectonic plates shake under the earth causing earthquakes
What are the names of the tectonic plates involved in Japan's 2011 earthquake?
There were two tectonic plates involved: the Pacific plate and the plate under Northern Honshu (it is unknown which plate is under the island).
What tectonic plates were involved in the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989?
The Pacific and North American plates.
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
What is the movement plates called?
The movement of tectonic plates is part of the process known as plate tectonics.
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
The lithosphere is broken up into sections called?
Tectonic plates
How did Mount Adams erupt?
By two tectonic plates movement and the boundary that was involved was convergent.
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
The collision of two tectonic plates produces a volcano what types of plates could be involved?
two seafloor plates and a seafloor plate and continental plate
What is the difference between Continental plates and Tectonic plates?
Continental plates are tectonic plates. They are tectonic plates upon which continents rest, and they move as do all tectonic plates. Basically, there is no difference, other than the fact that oceanic plates are another type of tectonic plate.
