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Of the seven major lithospheric plates, the Pacific is the largest.
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Give the name of one plate that contains mostly oceanic lithosphere and of one plate that continenmental litosphere?
One plate that contains mostly oceanic lithosphere is the Pacific Plate, which is predominantly made up of oceanic crust. One plate that contains mostly continental lithosphere is the North American Plate, which consists mainly of continental crust. These distinctions are based on the composition and thickness of the lithosphere in each plate.
What part of the Earth has plate?
The Lithosphere. :)
Do the pacific plate have more oceanic lithosphere or more continental lithosphere?
Oceanic. Most of the Pacific plate is under the Pacific Ocean.
What happens to lithosphere at transform plate boundaries?
Lithosphere is neither destroyed nor created.
What is the difference between a plate and the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is the outermost layer of the Earth's surface, composed of the crust and upper part of the mantle. Plates are distinct sections of the lithosphere that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath. In essence, plates are portions of the lithosphere that move and interact with each other at plate boundaries, driving processes like earthquakes and volcanic activity.
What happens to the lithosphere at transform plate boundaries?
At transform plate boundaries, the lithosphere slides past each other horizontally. This movement can cause earthquakes as the tectonic plates experience frictional forces. The lithosphere is neither created nor destroyed at transform plate boundaries.
Where slab of oceanic lithosphere are subducted under continental lithosphere?
Oceanic lithosphere is subducted under continental lithosphere at convergent plate boundaries. This process occurs when the denser oceanic plate sinks beneath the less dense continental plate, creating deep ocean trenches and volcanic arcs. The subducted oceanic plate eventually melts and contributes to the formation of magma that leads to volcanic activity.
What type of plate boundary results in the rifting of the lithosphere?
A divergent plate boundary.
What is a sentence using the word lithosphere plate?
The lithosphere is the crust and upper mantle of the Earth. A good sentence would be, he wanted to study the lithosphere.
In the plate tectonic theory a plate can be made up of?
plate is the part of lithosphere which is wholly cut upto asthenosphere, while the lithosphere is crust plus upper mantle, which is hard rigid rocks.
Why is oceanic lithosphere subducted during and oceanic continental collision where as the continental plate is not?
Oceanic lithosphere is denser than continental lithosphere, so it is more likely to be subducted during a collision. The downward force exerted by the dense oceanic plate causes it to sink beneath the less dense continental plate. Furthermore, oceanic lithosphere is typically thinner and more malleable, making it easier to be forced beneath the continental lithosphere.
Earths lithosphere is divided up into many moving sections called what?
plate tectionics theory......................:-)
