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There are 12 major plates.
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How many primary tectonic plates make up the surface of Earth?
seven plates
How does volcanos change the earths surface?
volcanoes change the earths surface due to the lava set hard and drys which can make the surface bobbly and ruff also it makes the land more fertilekill people
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 the different plates interact with one each other and what effect they have on the environment?
The plates in the Earths crust are always moving and occasionally the crash in to each other, the vast impact of the smash make the earth tremble and that is an earthquakes, they can also make tsunamis, and where the to plates meet they will keep pushing up into each other to make mountains.
What are scientists who make maps of the earths surface called?
people who make maps of the earth's surface are called, cartographers.
What is one of the 30 sections that make up the earths surface?
Plates.
How many primary tectonic plates make up the surface of Earth?
seven plates
What do scientists call the giant puzzle pieces that make up the earths surface?
tectonic plates
What makes an earthquake to create a volcano that make it erupt?
the moving of the tectonic plates which makes the earths surface unstable which then causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
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.
Does the earths pull make earthquakes?
No, it it is when two plates come together in a sudden shift.
What are the primary elements that make up the earths atmosphere?
nitrogen and oxygen
How do earthquake activity change the earths surface?
By slowing down the earths rotation but will not make effect to humans .
What do you call the moving irregularly shaped slabs that make up the earths lithosphere?
Tectonic plates.
What do you call the moving irregularly shape slabs that make up the Earths lithosphere?
Tectonic plates.
How many tectonic plates make up Earth's surface?
There are 7 major plates and 3 minor I think =)
