1.What Are Plates?
2. What is an earthquake? how is it caused ?
3. what are effect of earthquake on human life ?
4. what happens due to movement of the plates ?
5. what are causes of vulcanicity ?
6. what are earthquake prone zones of world ?
Answers
Answer:
Explanation of plates
Explanation:
The surface of the Earth is broken up into large plates. ... When we talk about tectonic or lithospheric plates, we mean the sections into which the lithosphere is cracked. The surface of the Earth is divided into 7 major and 8 minor plates. The largest plates are the Antarctic, Eurasian, and North American plates.
Answer:
1. Earthquakes are the result of sudden movement along faults within the Earth.
2.An average of 3.5 million people are affected by earthquakes every year. Earthquakes usually cause severe damage to urban centres, resulting in the loss of life and damage to homes and other infrastructure.
Explanation:
Causes:-. Volcanic Eruptions. The main cause of the earthquake is volcanic eruptions.
Tectonic Movements. The surface of the earth consists of some plates, comprising of the upper mantle. ...
Geological Faults. ...
Man-Made. ...
Minor Causes.