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According to the plate tectonic theory a plate can be made up of?
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∙ 9y ago
A tectonic plate consists of a piece or fragment of the earth's lithosphere, which is in turn composed of the earth's crust and that portion of the earth's upper mantle which behaves as a brittle solid through which fractures can propagate.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoPlates are made of either oceanic or continental crust. Oceanic crust is basaltic in composition and continental crust is felsic in composition.
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∙ 13y agoEarths outermost layer consists of the crust and uppermost mantle and forms a relatively cool, rigid shell called Lithosphere.
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∙ 9y agoPlate tectonic theory can be made up of two things. The two things that it is made of are all oceanic lithosphere or all continental lithosphere.
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∙ 11y agoBoth continental and oceanic lithosphere
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∙ 13y agoparts of the crust and upper mantle
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∙ 11y agorock cycle
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Is the crust made out of tectonic plates?
Yes, it is made of tectonic plates and those plates have names e.g. Indo Australian plate, Eurasion plate
What material is a tectonic plate made of?
== == A tectonic plate is made of rock in various stages of the rock cycle, the vast majority being composed of igneous rock.
Is the mantle made of rigid material?
According to plate tectonic theory and observations of seismic waves, the upper mantle is solid and more dense than the crust. At greater depth, the rigidity abruptly decreases and it becomes very flexible, but not liquid.
Describe oceanic plate?
The definition of an oceanic plate is a tectonic plate plate made mostly of basalt? and I'm not so sure what basalt is but I think it's water.The Oceanic plate is the plate which lies under the ocean. It is made of basalt,which is a heavy rock.
What happens when a tectonic plate slides under another tectonic plate?
This happens at a plate boundary. The oceanic plate subducts (sinks) under the continental plate, because it is heavier. (the oceanic plate is made of basalt and the continental plate is made of granite.) This happens at a destructive plate margin. it is called this because part if the oceanic plate is destroyed, because it melts as it sinks.
Examples of tectonic plates?
Plate tectonics is the geologic theory that the Earth's crust is made up of rigid plates. Some examples of tectonic plates are the African Plate, the Antarctic Plate, the Eurasian Plate and the Pacific Plate.
Did John Tuzo Williams contribute to Alfred Wegener's continental drift theory?
Yes he did he combined Henry Hess's theory and made the plate tectonic theory
Which theory explains that the earth is made up of major plates the once joine like a jigsaw puzzle?
Plate Tectonic
In the plate tectonic theory a plate can be made up of?
plate is the part of lithosphere which is wholly cut upto asthenosphere, while the lithosphere is crust plus upper mantle, which is hard rigid rocks.
Is the crust made out of tectonic plates?
Yes, it is made of tectonic plates and those plates have names e.g. Indo Australian plate, Eurasion plate
Is the crust made of tectonic plates?
Yes, it is made of tectonic plates and those plates have names e.g. Indo Australian plate, Eurasion plate
What is a tectonic plate made of?
== == A tectonic plate is made of rock in various stages of the rock cycle, the vast majority being composed of igneous rock.
What made volcanoes?
Volcano's are made by tectonic plate movements.
What material is a tectonic plate made of?
== == A tectonic plate is made of rock in various stages of the rock cycle, the vast majority being composed of igneous rock.
What type of crust can a tectonic plate be made of?
Granite.
Is the mantle made of rigid material?
According to plate tectonic theory and observations of seismic waves, the upper mantle is solid and more dense than the crust. At greater depth, the rigidity abruptly decreases and it becomes very flexible, but not liquid.
Describe oceanic plate?
The definition of an oceanic plate is a tectonic plate plate made mostly of basalt? and I'm not so sure what basalt is but I think it's water.The Oceanic plate is the plate which lies under the ocean. It is made of basalt,which is a heavy rock.
