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What do tectonic plates consist of?
Tectonic plates consist of various types of rock.
What are most tectonic plates composed of?
Tectonic plates are composed of both oceanic and continental crust. Oceanic plates are predominantly made of basaltic rock, while continental plates are primarily composed of granitic rock. The Earth's lithosphere, which includes the tectonic plates, is made up of these crustal rocks.
What are the tectonic plates floating?
The continental plates float on asthenosphere, molten rock (lava).
What are the large and small slabs of rock that meake up pieces of the lithosphere?
The large slabs of rock that make up pieces of the lithosphere are called tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them. The small slabs of rock found within the Earth's crust are known as rock fragments or mineral grains.
What slabs of rock are the earths hard shell?
tectonic plates
Is the earth a solid piece of rock?
No, it is made of rock but it is made up of many plates that move around the place cause earthquakes. The crust is rock but it is not solid all the way around. The plates are called tectonic plates and if you search "tectonic plates of the world" it should tell you where they are and what they are made up of.
A moving slab of rock is called a?
Tectonic Plate
If Granite is uplifted by the movement of tectonic plates what will it become?
sedimentary rock
What are the slabs of rock called in the earths hard shell?
Tectonic plates
Earths lithosphere is made of huge pieces of solid rock is called ..?
Lithospheric plates.
The layer of plastic rock that underlies the tectonic plates is the?
This is known as the asthenosphere.
Gigantic slabs of rock that make up Earth's crust?
tectonic plates!
