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According to the theory of plate tectonics how many large plates exist on the earths surface?
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Six -out of nine- large plates do contain land-areas: North American, South American, Eurasian, African, Indo-Australian, and Antarctic.
The other three are oceanic plates: the Pacific, Nazca, and Cocos.
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Did the upper mantle or core of earths surface drive the plate tectonics?
The mantle, being of a silly-putty-like consistancy, is responsible for the movement of the plates on earth's crust, or plate tectonics.
Why you have an earthquake?
the tectonic plates are shifting under the earths surface.
How does plate tectonics affect the mantle?
Tectonic Plates float on top of the earths mantle, the earths mantle is made up liquid which is always circulating.
Do tectonic plates cover the earths entire surface?
94% of the earth. yes
Define plate tectonics?
a theory explaining how the pieces of Earth's surface (the plates) move
What are plates techonics?
plate tectonics are moving plates under the earths surface
What is the theory that earths surface is made of movable plates?
Plate Tectonics.
Which the theory views the earths surface as composed of slowly moving plates?
Plate tectonics.
What is the scientific theory that says the large plates of the Earths outer crust float on the surface?
Plate Tectonics!
Are blizzards used as a evidence the the earths surface consist of plates that are in continuous motion?
No. Blizzards have nothing to do with plate tectonics.
Was earths tectonics plates ever stationary?
no
What is the theory that earths surface is divided into more than 12 slow moving plates?
That theory relates to Plate Tectonics.
The activity of the earths moving plates is called?
tectonics
What is tactonic plates?
PLATE TECTONICS is the study of the movement of the earths continental plates
According the the theory of plate tectonics how many large plates exist on the earth's surface?
9
Did the upper mantle or core of earths surface drive the plate tectonics?
The mantle, being of a silly-putty-like consistancy, is responsible for the movement of the plates on earth's crust, or plate tectonics.
What is the interaction between earths plates called?
plate tectonics
