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Tectonic plates (or continental plates) are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
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What is the difference between oceanic and continental plates?
Continental plates are thicker and less dense. Continental plates are mainly granitic in composition. Oceanic plates are mainly basaltic in composition. The rock of continental plates is on average, much older than the rock of the oceanic plates. The oceanic plate underlies the oceans, and the continental plate makes up the land masses. Continental plates do not subduct at convergent plate boundaries.
Are continental plates more buoyant than oceanic plates?
Continental lithospheric plates are more buoyant than oceanic plates, yes.
When 2 continental plates diverge a forms.?
When 2 continental plates diverge, a __ forms.
When two continental plates collide what happens?
When two continental plates collide they form mountains .
What causes continental plates to move?
the continental plates are caused when silicon,silica and dioxid combined together making the plates split and then it causes the plates to move.
What is the definition of the word continental collision?
Continetal collision is when 2 different tectonic plates collide i believe.
Why are oceanic plates lower than continental plates?
Because continental plates are denser than oceanic. That is why oceanic and continental plates cause subduction zones.
What is the difference between oceanic and continental plates?
Continental plates are thicker and less dense. Continental plates are mainly granitic in composition. Oceanic plates are mainly basaltic in composition. The rock of continental plates is on average, much older than the rock of the oceanic plates. The oceanic plate underlies the oceans, and the continental plate makes up the land masses. Continental plates do not subduct at convergent plate boundaries.
Are continental plates more buoyant than oceanic plates?
Continental lithospheric plates are more buoyant than oceanic plates, yes.
When 2 continental plates diverge a forms.?
When 2 continental plates diverge, a __ forms.
Name two types of tectonic plates?
The two types of tectonic plates are continental and oceanic.
When two continental plates collide what happens?
When two continental plates collide they form mountains .
Why do oceanic plates move under continental plates when the two collide?
Oceanic plates move under continental plates when they converge together because the oceanic plate is more denser than the continental plate.
What causes continental plates to move?
the continental plates are caused when silicon,silica and dioxid combined together making the plates split and then it causes the plates to move.
Why do oceanic plates and a continental plates meet?
they bang
Which is more buoyant a continental plate or oceanic plate?
Continental plates are more buoyant then oceanic plates.
What kind of rock are the tectonic plates composed of?
Mainly:Continental Plates-GraniteOceanic Plates-Basalt
