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There's no exact amount of minor and major tectonic plates. every now and then, even right now there's lot of tectonic activity going on so plates keep on breaking and new ones emerge. therefore the answer to your question is that there are no exact amount of minor and major tectonic plates.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoThere are 7 - Eurasian, Pacific, African, North American, Indo-Australian, Antarctic, and the South American.
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What are the giant pieces of the earth's crust called?
plates
Which earth mechanical layers contains the seven major plates?
The lithosphere (a combination of the crust and the uppermost brittle layer of the mantle) is divided into tectonic plates, including the seven major tectonic plates.
Each huge block of earth's crust is called?
Large pieces of the Earth's crust are called tectonic plates. Currently, there are 7 to 8 major tectonic plates in the Earth's crust.
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
How is lithosphere divided and how many plates were there?
Tectonic plates, 3 plates
What are tectonic plantes?
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.
How do you put tectonic plates in a sentence?
When I first saw you, I was certain that the tectonic plates had just shifted. The Earth's lithosphere is made up of seven or eight major, and many minor tectonic plates.
How many major tectonic plates have scientist discover?
There is 15 total.
How many major tectonic plates are there on earth?
seven
How many tectonic plates in oceanic crust?
There are 9 major tectonic plates in the Earth\'s oceanic crust, six of which receive the names of the continents they hold.
What are the giant pieces of the earth's crust called?
plates
How many tectonic plates make up Earth's surface?
There are 7 major plates and 3 minor I think =)
Which earth mechanical layers contains the seven major plates?
The lithosphere (a combination of the crust and the uppermost brittle layer of the mantle) is divided into tectonic plates, including the seven major tectonic plates.
What is the major thing that causes earthquake?
tectonic plates
What are the 12 major tectonic plates and where are they located on a global map?
The tectonic plates aren't located on a map they are on the kitchen next to the bowls
How many tectonic plates are made of only oceanic crust?
how many tectonic plates are made of oceanic crust
How many tectonic plates are located in Bali?
Bali is located on two tectonic plates.
