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all continents were separated by plates separating them.
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What country is split by two tectonic plates?
Iceland
What is the name of the earths outside pieces?
The Earth's outer layer is called the Crust, and the crust is split into various types of tectonic plates.
The theory that implies that large portions of the earth's crust move is called?
The theory that implies that large portions of the earth's crust move is called the Theory of Tectonic Plates. According to this theory, the earth's crust is split up into portions called tectonic plates and they move. When tectonic plates rub against each other, earthquakes occur.
What fills the gap when the plates split?
Rift Valley
What causes continental plates to move?
the continental plates are caused when silicon,silica and dioxid combined together making the plates split and then it causes the plates to move.
Which country split apart into several?
continent. Pangea split into Laurasia and then all our countries slowly split apart due to the tectonic plates
Can tectonic plates split in half?
Yes
What country is split by two tectonic plates?
Iceland
Definition of sea-floor spreading in a kids own words?
it's when tectonic plates split and magma comes up through the separation of the tectonic plates and build new crust
What can tectonic plates form when they divide?
When tectonic plates divide they create divergent boundaries, which can cause the earths surface to divide and split up, almost like when you rip a piece of paper
Where two of the earth plates split apart?
At the boundry of two tectonic plates, you get volcanoes, earthquake epicentres and ( if its under the ocean) tsunamis.
What is composed of oceanic continental crust and upper mantle?
That would be the lithosphere which is split into tectonic plates.
What is the young ocean floor?
The Young Ocean Floor is the part of the mantle showing between the 2 split tectonic plates.
What is the name of the earths outside pieces?
The Earth's outer layer is called the Crust, and the crust is split into various types of tectonic plates.
How have continents moved in the past?
Plate tectonics. Continents are the exposed (from the oceans) geological areas of tectonic plates. Continents can also be on top of more than one tectonic plate. When these plates move, continents move with them. Millions of years ago, continents were split apart and also created by tectonic plate movement.
How was Africa created?
As far as science can infer, billions of years ago the continent of Africa split off from Pangea due to shifting tectonic plates.
What is composed of oceanic or continental crust and upper mantle?
The crust and upper mantle consist of hard rocks which form the moving plates of the outer layer of Earth.
