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Land plates are called continental plates. Sea plates are called oceanic plates.
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Why do you see only the dry land areas of tectonic plates on a typical world map?
Because the dry land (continents) are the top of the tectonic plates?
What are small areas of land called?
A small area of land is called: A fobe.
Tectonic plates float on a layer of the earth called the?
The outer layer of the earth where the land masses are is called the crust
What are the largest areas of land on Earth called?
In general, we call the largest areas of land on earth the continents of the earth.
What forms where plates diverge on land?
Where pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land, a deep valley called a rift valley forms.
What is it called when plates diverge on land?
tectonic plates
Why do grounding plates work better in the desert areas?
Grounding plates work better in the desert areas because of the vast land.
What is the plates under the ocean?
Techtonic plates move under the earth moving land and water.
Why do you see only the dry land areas of tectonic plates on a typical world map?
Because the dry land (continents) are the top of the tectonic plates?
What do you call the area where land drops to the ocean floor?
The edges of the continental plates under water are called the continental shelf.
What are tectonic plates how were the continents formed?
these are the plates under the land and they are spins round and when they meet and they form the continents
What are tectonic plates how were continents formed?
these are the plates under the land and they are spins round and when they meet and they form the continents
Is the movement of plates to form land masses is called plate tectonics?
Tectonic Plates* :DD
What happens if an earthquake is under land?
Most earthquakes are under land. An earthquake is caused by tectonic plates shifting and/or colliding together.
What is the Plate under the ocean?
Techtonic plates move under the earth moving land and water.
What are small areas of land called?
A small area of land is called: A fobe.
Volcanoes at boundaries where two oceanic plates collide create a string of islands called?
Volcanoes at the boundaries where two oceanic plates collide will create a string of islands called an archipelago. An archipelago is also linked by land areas that are below the sea.
