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What are the seven largest tectonic plates?
The main 7 tectonic plates around the world are: the Eurasian plate; African plate; Indo-Australian plate; Pacific plate; North American plate; South American plate; and the Antarctic plate.
What is the main cause for earthquake activity in the ring of fire?
Tectonic Plate movement
What is the main force driving ocean's tides?
the force of gravity
What are the six biggest tectonic plates?
There are 15 main plates altogether they are the:African PlateAntarctic PlateEurasian PlateIndo-Australian PlateNorth American PlatePacific PlateSouth American PlateArabian PlateCaribbean PlateCocos PlateIndian PlateJuan de Fuca PlateNazca PlatePhilippine Sea PlateScotia PlateOf these the African Plate, the Eurasian Plate, the Indo-Australian Plate, the North American Plate, the South American Plate, and the Antarctic Plate are major continental plates.
What are the three processes that cause tectonic plates to move?
Three processes that contribute to the motion of tectonic plates are convection currents, ridge push, and slab pull. Convection currents is when the mantle rises, cools, sinks and heats, then rises and repeats the cycle. Ridge push is a gravitational force that causes a plate to move. Slab pull is the movement of tectonic plate lithosphere due to convection currents in the asthenosphere.
What is thought to be the main driving force behind plate movements Apex?
slab pull
What is thought to be the main driving force behind plate movement?
slab pull
What is the other main driving force of the rock cycle in addition to plate tectonics?
Water flow
In addition to plate tectonics what is the other main driving force of the rock cycle?
Water flow
What are the seven largest tectonic plates?
The main 7 tectonic plates around the world are: the Eurasian plate; African plate; Indo-Australian plate; Pacific plate; North American plate; South American plate; and the Antarctic plate.
What are the main types of tectonic plate boundaries?
There are three primary types of tectonic plate boundaries. They pertain of Divergent boundaries, Convergent boundaries and Transform-fault boundaries.
What is the main cause for earthquake activity in the ring of fire?
Tectonic Plate movement
What is the effect on a plate when slab sinks?
The slab sinks faster and this pulls on the rest of the plate, continuing plate tectonics. Mantle convection creates the instability that allows plate tectonics to get going and helps a little, but it's not thought to be the main driving force.
What is the main cause of tectonic plate motion?
Escape of thermal energy form the Earth's core.
What is the main force driving ocean's tides?
the force of gravity
What are the seven largest plates?
The main 7 tectonic plates around the world are: the Eurasian plate; African plate; Indo-Australian plate; Pacific plate; North American plate; South American plate; and the Antarctic plate.
What is the the main force behind earthquake and volcanic activity?
Our Tectonic plates shifting and moving around.
