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No, it is made up of many different plates that are always shifting, thus creating earthquakes, mountains, and volcanoes. Hope this helped!
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On the surface and under the oceans of the Earth. They vary in thickness from around 2 miles to 80 miles. Every part of the Earth's surface is a tectonic plate. The entire crust is made of these plates. The movement of these plates against each other are what causes earthquakes, many of the worlds volcanoes, and tsunamis. See the links below for information and maps of the worlds tectonic plates.
Many minerals occur naturally on the earths surface in rock form
Yes, magnets are essentially metal ores that can be found many places in Earths surface.
Six -out of nine- large plates do contain land-areas: North American, South American, Eurasian, African, Indo-Australian, and Antarctic. The other three are oceanic plates: the Pacific, Nazca, and Cocos.
Six -out of nine- large plates do contain land-areas: North American, South American, Eurasian, African, Indo-Australian, and Antarctic. The other three are oceanic plates: the Pacific, Nazca, and Cocos.
The 'Ring Of Fire' is made up of fault lines which border the Pacific ocean.
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