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What are tectonic plates how were continents formed?
these are the plates under the land and they are spins round and when they meet and they form the continents
Are the sizes and shapes of the continents the same as the sizes and shapes of the plates?
No, the sizes and shapes of the continents do not directly correspond to the sizes and shapes of tectonic plates. Tectonic plates are larger and different in shape compared to the continents they contain. Continental plates can span multiple tectonic plates and vice versa.
What tectonic plates are under etna?
Its under the South American Plate
How do tectonic plates affect the earth?
If plates move enough continents will lose more land under the water and people will have to move
What are tectonic plates how were the continents formed?
Tectonic plates are large sections of Earth's crust that float on the semi-fluid mantle beneath them. The continents were formed through the process of plate tectonics, where tectonic plates collided, separated, or slid past each other over millions of years. This movement caused the continents to come together to form supercontinents, break apart, and drift to their current positions.
How are continents and tectonic plates related?
The Earth's continents "ride" on its tectonic plates. The plates cover the whole surface of the Earth so that they are underneath both the oceans and the continents. Every plate moves alongside its neighbouring plates, either by sliding underneath or by slipping sideways, so a good way to think of the Earth's tectonic plates is to realize that they they all fit together like a huge jigsaw puzzle in which all the pieces are continually sliding against or under one another.
What is under the tectonic plates under ground?
Tectonic plates move because they are floating on top of the liquid mantle.
What tectonic plates are involved with Arizona?
The Norrth American Plate. That is the only one under Arizona.
Does converging continents cause volcanoes?
No continents don't but tectonic plates on a convergent boundary do, caused by a tectonic plate sliding under another one. The one sliding under will melt due heat from magma after alot of magma builds so does pressure. Its like popping a zit.
What kind of plates are under Japan's?
Tectonic plates
What are the names of the tectonic plates involved in Japan's 2011 earthquake?
The tectonic plates involved in Japan's 2011 earthquake were the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. The earthquake resulted from the Pacific Plate subducting beneath the North American Plate along the Japan Trench.
What are the major plates named after?
The major tectonic plates are named after geographic features such as continents, oceans, and regions where they are predominantly located. For example, the Pacific Plate is named after the Pacific Ocean, the African Plate after the continent of Africa, and the Eurasian Plate after the Eurasian landmass.
