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Q: Are continents and plates not the same?
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Are continents same as plates?

No. There can be multiple plates within one continent.


Are the size and shape of the continents the same as the size and shape of the plates?

No, there are several more plates than continents (twelve I think) and the plates include both oceans and land. Earthquakes are the result of plates moving, but don't worry, plates do not move fast, only about a centimeter a year.


When two plates carrying continents collide the continents buckle?

Tectonic plates.


What are the continetal plates?

the plates surrounding the continents


What are tectonic plates how were continents formed?

these are the plates under the land and they are spins round and when they meet and they form the continents


What are tectonic plates how were the continents formed?

these are the plates under the land and they are spins round and when they meet and they form the continents


Can plated carry continents or parts of the ocean floor but not both?

Tectonic Plates can't carry both ocean floor and continents on the same plate.


When two plates carrying the continents buckle?

Tectonic plates.


How do plates play a role in Pangaea changing into 7 continents?

Plates play a role in Pangaea changing into 7 continents because there are 7 major plates in the world. These plates are being moved by sea-floor spreading, pulling the continents along with them.


What is things rest upon crustal plates?

The continents and the ocean floor rest upon the plates.


How does the movement of tectonic plates and continents relate?

When the plates drift apart through sea floor spreading, so do the continents


How did continental drift happen?

Continental Drift happened, when the tectonic plates in the earth shifted, and pushed the lithosphere up, causing our continents to split.