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The plate boundary at the East Pacific Ridge(Rise) is a diverging boundary. Ridges usually occur where two boundaries are diverging(seperating, or spreading apart, thus creating a ridge.
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∙ 13y agoThe Pacific Plate is an oceanic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean. At 103 million square kilometres, it is the largest tectonic plate.
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What plate is the largest in areal extent?
The Pacific Plate is the largest tectonic plate.
The largest major plate?
At nearly 76 million square kilometers, the North American Plate is only behind the Pacific Plate in size.
What tectonic plate is almost entirely under a sea?
The Pacific Plate is the largest tectonic plate and is covered entirely by the Pacific Ocean.
Is the Antarctic plate the largest plate or is it north American plate?
At over 103 million square kilometers, the Pacific Plate is by far the largest plate on Earth.
How did the Pacific plate get its name?
The Pacific Plate got it name due it its location underneath the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Plate is the largest plate because consisting of 20 percent of earth's crust and contains Continental and ocean crust.
What lithospheric plate is the largest?
The last person to answer was a complete and total idiot. The correct answer is the Pacific Plate.
What major is the largest?
The Pacific Plate is the largest tectonic plate.
What plate is the largest in areal extent?
The Pacific Plate is the largest tectonic plate.
What is Earth largest plate?
The Pacific Plate. At 103 to 105 million square kilometres, it is the largest tectonic plate.
What is the largest continental plate?
The Pacific Plate
Which tectonic plate is the biggest?
The Pacific plate is the largest.
The largest major plate?
At nearly 76 million square kilometers, the North American Plate is only behind the Pacific Plate in size.
What tectonic plate is almost entirely under a sea?
The Pacific Plate is the largest tectonic plate and is covered entirely by the Pacific Ocean.
Is the Antarctic plate the largest plate or is it north American plate?
At over 103 million square kilometers, the Pacific Plate is by far the largest plate on Earth.
How did the Pacific plate get its name?
The Pacific Plate got it name due it its location underneath the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Plate is the largest plate because consisting of 20 percent of earth's crust and contains Continental and ocean crust.
4 largest tectonic plates?
antarctic plate, eurasion plate, pacific plate, & south American plate
What tectonic plate has the largest percentage of oceanic crust?
The largest oceanic crustal plate is the Pacific plate with over 103 million square kilometers.
