Most mayor plates are named after the continents they are under
The place where tectonic plates come together is named an Destructive Boundary
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There are 12 major plates.
The lithosphere (a combination of the crust and the uppermost brittle layer of the mantle) is divided into tectonic plates, including the seven major tectonic plates.
The 7 major plates are Africa, South America, North America, Antarctica, Asia, Europe and lastly Australia.. :)
Edison Thomas
harry hess named the tectonic plates but I'm not sure why =/
75 of them are named.
The Lithosphere is a mechanical layer on Earth that contains seven major plates.
there are 8 plates
The crust has about 13 major plates.
The six major plates are the American, African, Eurasian (Europe and Asia), Indian, Pacific, and Antarctic plates.
The place where tectonic plates come together is named an Destructive Boundary
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There are four types of plate tectonics, namely major plates, minor plates, ancient plates and plates within orogens.
There are 12 major plates.