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Explain how the movement of tectonic plates can affect local environments

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If they rub together it can make earthquakes and cause landslides or buildings to topple.
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Answer and explanation;

  • Tectonic plates have various effects on the local environments or living things on earth's surface.
  • Plate tectonics form the oceans, continents, and mountains. Tectonic plates also help us understand why and where events like earthquakes and volcanoes erupt.
  • The movement of tectonic plates also changes the oceanic currents which directly impacts climate.
  • The constant movement of tectonic plates may cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The movement of tectonic plates is as a result of convection currents originating from deep in the mantle.
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