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these are the plates under the land and they are spins round and when they meet and they form the continents
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What layer of the Earth makes up the tectonic plates and what layer are the continents sliding on?
The continents of the Earth are sliding through the asthenosphere. This is the viscous part of the mantle on which the plates of the lithosphere sit.
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.
Do tectonic plates play a part in continent?
continents are tectonic plates! so.... yes!
When two plates carrying the continents buckle?
Tectonic plates.
What is a single landmass once formed by the continents?
Pangaea is the single landmass that was formed by the continents around 335 million years ago. It eventually broke apart into the continents we have today due to the movement of tectonic plates.
What do the tectonic plates look like?
they are the giant plates underneath all 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.
Are tectonic plates large and small slabs of rocks?
Tectonic plates are very large (their highest points form the continents) and constitute the hard crust of the planet. They sit afloat the mantle - molten material called magma - and they are formed from- and return to- magma as parts of the plates are cooled or heated.
Which mountain formed by two continents colliding?
The Ural Mountains were formed by the collision of the Eurasian and the North American tectonic plates, marking the boundary between Europe and Asia.
How does the movement of tectonic plates and continents relate?
When the plates drift apart through sea floor spreading, so do the continents
What do you call overlapping portions of two continents?
Overlapping portions of two continents are known as continental plates or tectonic plates. These plates can collide, separate, or slide past each other due to the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates.
What made continents move?
The continents moved because of the tectonic plates of earth that they rest on.
