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How many tectonic plates are made of only oceanic crust?
how many tectonic plates are made of oceanic crust
How many tectonic plates in oceanic crust?
There are 9 major tectonic plates in the Earth\'s oceanic crust, six of which receive the names of the continents they hold.
How many plates is earth's crust made of?
There are currently 14 continental and oceanic plates that make up the earth's crust.
How many major plates make up the earths crust?
10 total...1. Pacific Plate 2. North American Plate3. Cocos Plate4. Nazca Plate5. South American Plate6. African Plate7. Eurasian Plate8. Indian Plate9. Austrian Plate10.Antarctic Plate
How is the difference in density between the oceanic crust and the continental crust important?
Oceanic crust is thin, dense and composed of mainly silicon and magnessium While the Continental crust is thicker but less dense in comparism with the oceanic crust and its composed mainly of silicon and aluminium.
How many layers does oceanic crust have?
3
How many tectonic plates are made of only oceanic crust?
how many tectonic plates are made of oceanic crust
How many tectonic plates in oceanic crust?
There are 9 major tectonic plates in the Earth\'s oceanic crust, six of which receive the names of the continents they hold.
How many times thicker is the continental crust to the oceanic crust?
The continental crust is about 35 to 40 kilometers thick, while the oceanic crust averages at about 7-10 kilometers thick. This means that the continental crust is about 3.5 to 4 times the thickness of the oceanic crust.
Why are continental plates less dense than oceanic plates kids answer?
Continental crust and continental crust are made of different types of rock. The rocks in the continental crust do not contain as many of the heavier elements as the ones in the oceanic crust do.
What did geologists divide the world into?
The world is divided in many ways for descriptive purposes. Thus, the geologist classifies the crust by describing it as oceanic or continental. They've also described and named the layers of the Earth.
How big is the indo-australian plate?
No, it is not an oceanic plate. It is a continental plate but with oceanic crust. Crust is different from plate. A plate is made up of many crust. The crust under the ocean is oceanic crust, while the crust where continent is found is called continental crust. Most of the plates are made up off both continental and oceanic crust. If a plate has continental crusts, then it is a continental plate. Only if a plate is all made up of oceanic crusts, meaning that there is no land on it, then the plate is called oceanic plate. In the world, the major oceanic plates include Pacific Plate, Nazca Plate, Cocos Plate and Philippines Plate. Other are all continental plate.
How many tectonic plates are composed of only continental crust?
none they all contain some oceanic crust
What forms when 2 oceanic plates move apart?
Some move away from each other and create massive trenches normally in the sea bed, for example the Mariana Trench - 10,998 m.
How many plates is earth's crust made of?
There are currently 14 continental and oceanic plates that make up the earth's crust.
How many majors layers does earth have?
3 (three) major layers, crust, mantle and core.
Is the theory of the continental drift true?
Continental Drift is an obsolete name for the theory of Plate Tectonics and yes, it is true. It has been proved in many ways, by comparing the composition of oceanic crust and its ages with that of the continental crust, by plotting the reversals of magnetism in the oceanic crust and many other ways.
