there are 8 plates
earths major plates
lithosphere
There are 12 major plates.
Tectonic plates are plates that float on the earths mantle. There are 8 major tectonic plates on the earth and at the joints of these many earthquakes seem to occur.
one major contributor is moving water
twelve (12)
The Earth's surface is divided into about 15 major land plates and other smaller sub-plates.
There are 7 major plates and 3 minor I think =)
It is the agent of erosiion that has shaped by earths land surface.
It is the agent of erosiion that has shaped by earths land surface.
The Earth's surface is divided into about 15 major land plates and other smaller sub-plates.
Since the plates are very big in Canada, there is absolutely no imminent threat for a volcano erupting in the middle or even a few hundred km from the plate borders, along with no major earthquackes.