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its the earths crust
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Name two of the tectonic plates?
Some tectonic plates are the Eurasian Plate and the Pacific Plate.
What is the difference between plate tectonic and tectonic plate?
Plate Tectonics is the process by by which the earth's tectonic plates move.
Is the crust made of tectonic plates?
Yes, it is made of tectonic plates and those plates have names e.g. Indo Australian plate, Eurasion plate
How many tectonic plates are made of only oceanic crust?
There are seven tectonic plates that are primarily made up of oceanic crust: the Pacific Plate, Nazca Plate, Cocos Plate, Juan de Fuca Plate, Philippine Sea Plate, Arabian Plate, and the Scotia Plate. These plates are generally located in the ocean basins and are involved in the movement and interactions of Earth's tectonic plates.
Where do tectonic plates interact?
Interactions between tectonic plates occur at plate boundaries.
What is the name of the tectonic plates that lie near Samoa?
The Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate are the tectonic plates that lie near Samoa.
How does plates affect the surface of the surface?
when tectonic plate collides with other tectonic plates or moves into another tectonic plate it affects surface in a way to create mountains. Like Himalayas are created when the indian tectonic plate collided with asian tectonic plate.
What is the synonym for moving plates?
Plate and Plate Tectonics is th ebest answer
How many tectonic plates on earth and list them?
There are eight main tectonic plates:North AmericanSouth AmericanNazcaAfricanEurasianIndo-AustralianAntacticPacificThere are also some smaller tectonic plates in which i do not know of
What are tectonic plates named after?
Tectonic plate are named after portions of the Earth that they support, such as the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate.
Which tectonic plates are located along the Prime Meridian?
The tectonic plates located along the Prime Meridian are the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate.
What is a list of the eight minor plates?
The eight minor tectonic plates are not typically shown on the major tectonic plate maps. They are the Arabian Plate, Caribbean Plate, Cocos Plate, Indian Plate, Juan de Fuca Plate, Nazca Plate, Philippine Sea Plate, and the Scotia Plate.
