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No they are not the same thing.
Plate Tectonics is the study of mechanisms and the results of large-scale movement of the earth's crust.
Tectonic Plates are large sections of the earth's crust that float on top of semi-molten rocks of the upper mantle.
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∙ 12y agoTectonic plates are the different broken up pieces of the earth's crust. Plates can be used as a shorthand version of the words tectonic plates unless you are talking about the ones you eat on
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∙ 12y agono. think of it like states and state lines. the boundaries are the lines in between the plates. the plates are the things them selfs.
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∙ 12y agoYes! Those are two general names for the same thing.
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∙ 11y agoPlate tectonics is the science of everything about boundaries, earthquakes, tectonic plates...
Plate movement defines the relation of plates moving.
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What two ways is the plate tectonic theory different from the ideas of the continental drift?
It isnt its the same thing-plate tectonics create the idea of continental drift.
What is the difference between the hypothesis of continental drift and theory of plate tectonics?
There is no difference, they are they same theory about the Earth's crust being divided and moving, they are just two different names that people call it.
What is the difference between a kick plate and a mop plate?
Same thing...it protects the lower part of a door from damage from mop water or being kicked.
Tectonic process in associated with convection currents?
Yes, it is believed that the movements of Plate Tectonics is generated by the convection currents in the mantle. The continents are made up of rocks somewhat lighter than the dense dark-coloured volcanic rocks of the interior. They therefore float on the denser rocks. The same convection currents, or the net effect of them, is believed to generate the electric currents that produce the Earth's magnetic field.
Are end plate osteophytosis and osteoarthritis the same thing?
I do not know, but I am guessing not, considering there had two different names. Just a thought.
How do you plates tectonics and the theory of plate tectonics?
They are the same thing.
How do you plates tectonics and the theory of plate tectonics relate?
They are the same thing.
What two ways is the plate tectonic theory different from the ideas of the continental drift?
It isnt its the same thing-plate tectonics create the idea of continental drift.
Need an observation on how magnetic strips disprove plate tectonics on the ocean floor?
I'm wondering the same thing, but all the info I've found shows it supports it.
What are the biggest problems California is facing with its budget?
The biggest budget problems in California seem to be the same ones the rest of the nation is facing. Some of the problems include the energy crisis, the fall of the revenue surge back in '99-00, and the stock market crash.
What does a transform boundary have to do with plate tectonics?
well i have no idea im asking the same question and they wont tell me the answer -__-
When the continents separated some of the same species ended up on different continents this was due from?
Plate tectonics
Why are Pangaea and plate tectonics related?
Plate tectonics is the theory of continental drift. As Pangaea is what scientists and geologistsbase continental drift on (as it was the original cluster formation of all continents), they are very closely related and usually are within the same field of study.
What is the breakup of the continents?
The Earth is made up of various plate tectonics which move slowly all over the Earth. When the Earth was first formed, most of the land mass was located in one area. After billions of years, the plate tectonics moved in such a way that the various continents slowly formed.Those plate tectonics are still moving, and in a few billion years, the Earth will not look the same as it does today.
'what type of plate movements have caused the folds'?
idk sorry im studing the same thing in 7 th grade science it is sooo boring.Again sorry but i wish i knew the answer!!!!! lol
Through the process of plate tectonics the ocean floor is moving what distance each year?
The same amount as your fingernails grow each year.
What can be used to track some plate movements because it stays in about the same place while the tectonic plate above it keeps moving?
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