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How would earth be different if the crust was one piece instead of different plates?
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∙ 13y ago
If the crust was one piece, it would mean that the molten core of the planet had cooled and solidified, meaning that the iron core of the planet was no longer rotating at a different rate than the rest of the planet. This would result in the loss of the magnetic field of the planet, meaning the atmosphere would be exposed to the full force of the solar wind. The surface of the planet would be bathed in solar radiation, and over time the atmosphere would be blown away leaving Earth much like Mars.
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What are the giant pieces of the earth's crust called?
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 is the Earth's crust broken into large pieces called?
They are called plates!
The is divided into about 13 major plates?
The Earth's crust
How many minor plates in the earth's crust?
20 plates
What do you call the pieces of the Earth's crust?
The different pieces that the Earth's crust is broken into are known as tectonic plates.
How many plates in earth crust?
There are 43 plates on the earth.
Earth's crust is divided into many different tectonic 'what'?
Tectonic or lithospheric plates.
What is the Tectonic plate?
that the earth crust are made up of all different plates
What is the tectonic plates in earth's crust?
plates of the earth's crust that float on top of the molted mantle layer.
What are the giant pieces of the earth's crust called?
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 part of earth contains plates?
The crust. All of the Earths crust are part of techtonic plates.
How and why earthquakes occur?
Earthquakes occur when a shift in the earth's crust causes tremors to rock the surface of the earth around the shift. Since the Earth's crust is divided into different plates, and these plates move around (very slowly) on the earth, there are earthquakes. Also, since there are different parts that the plates meet at, there are certain "hotspots" where more earthquakes happen (where the plates meet).
How does the earth's plates move on top of the crust?
The Earth's tectonic plates do not move on top of the crust, they are the crust. The crust is made out of plates. The plates float on top of the mantle, which is made of molten rock, called magma. The plates move because of currents in the magma.
What is the Earth's crust broken into large pieces called?
They are called plates!
What is a part of the earth's crust?
The earth's crust is made up of tectonic plates.
