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There are eight main tectonic plates:
- North American
- South American
- Nazca
- African
- Eurasian
- Indo-Australian
- Antactic
- Pacific
There are also some smaller tectonic plates in which i do not know of
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How many tectonic plates is earth made of?
12
How many primary tectonic plates make up the surface of Earth?
seven plates
How many tectonic plates do we have?
there are 7 huge plates but dozens of smaller plates
Is the surface of venus made up of many plates?
No. There don't seem to be tectonic plates like on Earth.
What triggers the earthquake?
Earth is made up of many tectonic plates. When these plates shift, earthquakes happen. The tectonic plates are always moving, but most of the earthquakes are tremors (depends on how close you are to the place the tectonic plates are shifting).
How many tectonic plates are on earth?
15
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.
Earth's crust is divided into many different tectonic 'what'?
Tectonic or lithospheric plates.
How many minor tectonic plates are there on Earth?
7
How many tectonic plates is earth made of?
12
How many primary tectonic plates make up the surface of Earth?
seven plates
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 tectonic plates do we have?
there are 7 huge plates but dozens of smaller plates
How many major tectonic plates are there on earth?
seven
Is the surface of venus made up of many plates?
No. There don't seem to be tectonic plates like on Earth.
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.
How many tectonic plates are on the earth?
it 9 becuse 9 is the hightst number
