Question

What are tectonic plates why are they cause tremors

Answer 1

the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.

Earthquakes and volcanic activity. Earthquakes often occur in volcanic regions and are causedthere, both by tectonic faults and the movement of magma in volcanoes.

Answer 2

Tectonic plates lie on the mantle which moves so slowly that we can' t feel it's movement. Sometimes the plate goes under other continental plates causing great movement and earthquakes. There r tectonic plates of each continents.


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