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Tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
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What are the pieces of lithosphere called?
what are the pieces of lithospere calld
What is one result of the movements of tetonic plates?
one goes under the other
Does the moon have moving plates or active volcano's?
No, the Moon no longer has a molten core, so there no active volcanos or moving tetonic plates.
What is the Earth's crust broken into large pieces called?
They are called plates!
What are the giant pieces of the earth's crust called?
plates
What lithosphere is divided into pieces called?
tectonic plates
Do earthquakes cause sliding plates?
If you mean tetonic plates, then no, sliding tetonic plates cause earthquakes.
A moving slab of rock is called a?
Tectonic Plate
What is it called when tetonic plates seporate?
It is called a divergent boundary. Another term for it is sea-floor spreading.
What moves Earth's tetonic plates?
the upper mantle
Do Earths Tetonic plates move apart?
Yes they do.
Causes for earthquake?
tetonic plates in a transform boundary
What caused the Chile and Haiti earthquakes?
tetonic plates
What are the pieces of lithosphere called?
what are the pieces of lithospere calld
How can sea mounts help us understand the movement of tectonic plates?
The sea mounts help us understand the movement of tetonic plates because when the tetonic plates move's the earth's crust making little formations of sand underwater.
What do you call the large pieces of rocks on the Earth's crust?
If you mean the sections into which the crust is divided, those are called tectonic plates.
What is one result of the movements of tetonic plates?
one goes under the other
