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Who was the first person to discover continental drift and tectonic plates?
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Alfred Wegener
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Tectonic plates can include?
Tectonic plates can either be continental or oceanic.
What is the difference between Continental plates and Tectonic plates?
Continental plates are tectonic plates. They are tectonic plates upon which continents rest, and they move as do all tectonic plates. Basically, there is no difference, other than the fact that oceanic plates are another type of tectonic plate.
Name two types of tectonic plates?
The two types of tectonic plates are continental and oceanic.
What are the large and small slabs of rock that meake up pieces of the lithosphere?
They are called lithospheric or tectonic plates, of which there are around 30 worldwide, encompassing the entire hard brittle surface layer of the Earth.
What are the subdivision of lithosphere?
Lithosphere is categorized into two sections. They are crust and upper most mantle. Crust includes continental and oceanic crust and technology.
Tectonic plates can include?
Tectonic plates can either be continental or oceanic.
What is the difference between Continental plates and Tectonic plates?
Continental plates are tectonic plates. They are tectonic plates upon which continents rest, and they move as do all tectonic plates. Basically, there is no difference, other than the fact that oceanic plates are another type of tectonic plate.
Name two types of tectonic plates?
The two types of tectonic plates are continental and oceanic.
What can tectonic plates also be called instead of tectonic plates?
Tectonic plates are also "Continental Crust" and "Oceanic Crust". Also lithospheric plates.
How does the motion of the tectonic plates relate to continental drift?
Continental drift is the theory that "plates" on the Earth are constantly in motion and have been for millions of years. Tectonic plates are the actual moving plates.
How does the motion of tectonic plates relate continental drift?
Continental drift is the theory that "plates" on the Earth are constantly in motion and have been for millions of years. Tectonic plates are the actual moving plates.
How does motion of tectonic plates relate to continental drift?
Continental drift is the theory that "plates" on the Earth are constantly in motion and have been for millions of years. Tectonic plates are the actual moving plates.
What are the two types of tectonic?
The two types of tectonic plates are continental and oceanic.
Definition of continental plates?
Tectonic plates (or continental plates) are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
What pushes up continental crust?
the tectonic plates
What are the two types of plates?
The two types of tectonic plates are continental and oceanic.
What are the tectonic plates float on?
The continental plates float on asthenosphere, molten rock (lava).
