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There are three main types of plate boundaries:
- Convergent--coming together, hitting one another
- Divergent--moving apart, separating from one another
- Transform--sliding past one another laterally
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe Philippine sea plate is oceanic because it's beneath the Philippine Sea, to the east of the Philippines.
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∙ 11y agoThe Eurasian tectonic plate contains both continental and oceanic lithosphere.
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∙ 14y agoNo, the Philippine plate isn't a continental plate, because it's located beneath the Philippine Sea, to the east of the Philippines.
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∙ 11y agoi think oceanic sorry i dont know for sure
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∙ 7y agoAsia is a continent! Have they been teaching about the "Asian Ocean" in your school or something.
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∙ 11y agoThe South American Plate is Continental.
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What is an example of a continental to continental crust collision?
the recent earthquake in japan is an of the movement plate techtonics
What is the continental plate containing Europe and Asia?
eurasian
What is the tectonic plate UK live on called?
Great Britain and Ireland, along with continental Europe, are entirely on the Eurasian Plate.
Russia is located on what crustal plate?
eurasian plate
Which plate is mount merapi?
Mount Merapi is not a plate. However, it was formed by the convergence of a oceanic plate and a continental plate. The oceanic Indo-Australian plate subducted under the continetal Eurasian plate causing a line of volcanoes.
What from of plate tectonic movement formed the Himalayas?
The Himalayas were formed by the collision of the Eurasian plate (continental) and the Indo-Australian plate (continental).
What continental plate is Ireland on?
Ireland is located on the Eurasian Plate.
What is an example of a continental to continental crust collision?
the recent earthquake in japan is an of the movement plate techtonics
What formed the Himalaya?
The Himalayas were formed by the collision of the Eurasian plate (continental) and the Indo-Australian plate (continental).
What is the continental plate containing Europe and Asia?
eurasian
Is the Eurasian plate an oceanic plate?
No It is considered a continental plate although it does cover some ocean
What portion of north America is continental crust?
eurasian plate
Is Eurasian plate an oceanic plate or a continental plate?
The Eurasian Plate is largely considered to be a continental plate. It does, however, lay claim to some oceanic crusts, most notably extending westward to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and northward to the Gakkel Ridge.
Where is there a continental continental boundary on earth?
The Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau are formed by a continental-continental boundary where the Indian continental plate is moving north against the Eurasian continental plate.
Where is the only place on Earth where there is continental - continental convergence?
Where the Indian-Australian Plate Meets the Eurasian Plate. This is along the Himalayan Mountains.
What kind of tectonic plate is the eurasian plate?
The tectonic plate under parts of Europe and Asia is a continental crustal plate.
What are the names of the plates surrounding mount Pinatubo?
The Philippine plate slid under the Eurasian plate.
