Question

3b) describe the physical processes that affect the environments of regions, including weather, tectonic forces, erosion, and soil - building processes
describe how tectonic plates (continental and oceanic) cause earthquakes.
describe the difference between weathering and erosion by completing the sentences.
weathering is
erosion is when

Explanation:

Tectonic plates (continental and oceanic) cause earthquakes when they interact at their boundaries. The stress from their movement, such as subduction or collision, is released suddenly as seismic energy. Weathering is the breakdown of rocks and minerals at or near the Earth's surface by physical, chemical, or biological processes. Erosion is the movement of weathered materials (soil, rock - fragments) by agents like water, wind, ice, or gravity.

Answer:

1. Tectonic plates (continental and oceanic) cause earthquakes when they move against each other at plate boundaries. The build - up and sudden release of stress along faults in the Earth's crust due to plate interactions result in seismic waves that cause shaking.
2. Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, minerals, and soil through physical (e.g., freeze - thaw cycles), chemical (e.g., acid rain reacting with rocks), or biological (e.g., plant roots growing into rocks) processes in place.
3. Erosion is when weathered materials are picked up and transported by agents such as water (rivers, waves), wind (sand dunes), ice (glaciers), or gravity (landslides).