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Do continental plates shrink and grow in area?
they do
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.
Name two types of tectonic plates?
The two types of tectonic plates are continental and oceanic.
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 is the name of plates that wont sink?
Continental plates will not sink.
Do continental plates shrink and grow in area?
they do
Can mountains grow or shrink?
mountains can shrink and grow. they can grow because tectonic plates crash and push upward so the mountain is higher. weathering and erosion cause mountains to shrink.
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 .
How do you complete level 15 on Shrink It?
You have to shrink the triangles, grow the block, grow the triangles, grow the octagon.
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.
Definition of continental plates?
Tectonic plates (or continental plates) are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
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.
