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Do scientist think the earth surface is broken into huge plates that fit together but move slowly?
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Yes. They think the earth's crust (where we are right now), is broken into huge plates (the continents) that fit together, but move very slowly. Thank you for asking.
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Is the eaarths crust broken into sections that are called bowls?
oceanic plates (plates of land that is submerged) and continental plates (the land masses above the surface of the ocean)
The is broken up into tectonic plates which make up the hard and rigid surface of the Earth.?
it's a lithosphere
Is magma the idea that the earth's crust is broken into plates that move on top of the mantle?
The idea that the earth's crust is broken into plates that move on top of the mantle is known as the theory of plate tectonics.Magma is the name given to molten rock below the Earth's surface.
Is earth's surface all one piece?
The earth's crust is broken into sections called tectonic plates, which slowly move around.
How do the tectonic plates differ from the time in Pangaea?
Tectonic Plates seperate what are now called Continents. Pangea was a time when all of the continents were together. The prediction came when scientist realized that Africa and South America fit together very well.
The earths surface is broken into large pieces what are they called?
Tectonic Plates
What processes do scientist infer to have shaped earths surface in the past?
The shifting of Tectonic Plates.
How do covergent boundary plates affect earths surface?
The tectonic plates combined together
How may tectonic plates make up the Earth's surface?
Earth's lithosphere is broken up into 15 tectonic plates.
The plates that make up the crust fit together like pieces of a?
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What were the causes of earthquake?
The plates under the Earth's surface collide together:)
Is the eaarths crust broken into sections that are called bowls?
oceanic plates (plates of land that is submerged) and continental plates (the land masses above the surface of the ocean)
The portion of the Earth that is broken into tectonic plates is the?
The portion of the Earth that is broken into tectonic plates is the Lithosphere. It's not one solid sheet but broken into slabs called plates. They are in motion and drift over the asthenosphere. It's a lot like a slab of ice drifting over the surface of a lake.
The is broken up into tectonic plates which make up the hard and rigid surface of the Earth.?
it's a lithosphere
How did scientist find out about pangaea?
The shape of the continents and how they fit together like puzzle pieces, the tectonic plates.
The movement of these can reshape the earth?
The Earth's crust, known as the lithosphere, is broken into segments known as plates. The movement of the plates over the asthenosphere causes the plates to change position altering Earth's surface.
Which part of your earth is broken into plates?
The Lithosphere is broken into plates.
