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2. North American Plate
3. Cocos Plate
4. Nazca Plate
5. South American Plate
6. African Plate
7. Eurasian Plate
8. Indian Plate
9. Austrian Plate
10.Antarctic Plate
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∙ 13y agothe sub layers of "Crrust" is continental and oceanic crust witch are both solid and oceanic composition is basalt and the other granite.
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How many plates make up the earths crust?
Fourteen plates make up the Earths crust. The Pacific plate is the largest and the most active, while the Juan de Fuca plate is the smallest.
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
How many plates is earth's crust made of?
There are currently 14 continental and oceanic plates that make up the earth's crust.
How earthquakes have changed the surface and atmosphere of the earth over millions of years?
EARTHQUAKES have changes the earth in many ways. The folding and faulting of the earth crust have left big cracks in the earths crust. The folding and faulting only happen on the tectonic boundaries. TECTONIC BOUNDARIES: The plates that make up the earths contents.
The most common mineral group in Earths crust is the?
SILICATES, they make up 90% of the crust.
What layer of the earth make up these plates?
"plates" are the term for the giant sheets of rock on the earths crust
How many plates make up the earths crust?
Fourteen plates make up the Earths crust. The Pacific plate is the largest and the most active, while the Juan de Fuca plate is the smallest.
Where do volcanoes most commonly happen?
cracks in the plates which make up the crust. the earths crust is not connected. its made up of plates that moves and they are formed by plates pushing together then collapsing. they erupt when it gets a lot of friction from the plates pushing together
What cause did an earthquake make?
Well its from the earths plates under ground when one collapse the earths crust above starts rumbling witch causes a earthquake
How many major very lage plates make up the earth's crust?
none
What do the 3 major groups have in common how are they different?
they both make up the earths crust. they are formed different.
What is the problom areas where the future quakes may occur?
The reason Japan gets hit so hard is that it lies on the junction between two major tectonic plates. Tectonic plates make up the earths crust and are constantly in motion. When two plates grind against each other, earthquakes may occur.
What are the rocks that make up the earths crust?
the crust and the core
What are the 5 major layer that make up the earth?
well I know 4 of them which are crust, mantel, core, and plates
What are the 5 major layers that make up the earth?
well I know 4 of them which are crust, mantel, core, and plates
What is the name of the process of recycling materials that make up the earths crust and mantle?
Subduction is the process of materials moving back into the earth at the boundary of tectonic plates.
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
