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What are most tectonic plates composed of?
Tectonic plates are composed of both oceanic and continental crust. Oceanic plates are predominantly made of basaltic rock, while continental plates are primarily composed of granitic rock. The Earth's lithosphere, which includes the tectonic plates, is made up of these crustal rocks.
What plates are composed mostly of oceanic crust?
Of the Earth's major plates, the following are composed of a majority of oceanic crust: Pacific, North American, African, Antarctic, Australian, and South American.
Are plates composed of the crust and part of the upper mantle?
Yes, tectonic plates are composed of the Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle. The movement of these plates is responsible for various geological phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.
What kind of rock are the tectonic plates composed of?
Tectonic plates are composed of primarily of lithosphere, which is a combination of crust and upper mantle rock. The crust portion is mainly made up of igneous and metamorphic rocks, while the upper mantle portion consists of peridotite, a type of ultramafic rock.
Plates are composed of earths crust and?
dirt and rigid rocks
What are most tectonic plates composed of?
Tectonic plates are composed of both oceanic and continental crust. Oceanic plates are predominantly made of basaltic rock, while continental plates are primarily composed of granitic rock. The Earth's lithosphere, which includes the tectonic plates, is made up of these crustal rocks.
What plates are composed mostly of oceanic crust?
Of the Earth's major plates, the following are composed of a majority of oceanic crust: Pacific, North American, African, Antarctic, Australian, and South American.
Plates are composed of the?
crust and part of the upper mantle
Are plates composed of the crust and part of the upper mantle?
Yes, tectonic plates are composed of the Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle. The movement of these plates is responsible for various geological phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.
What kind of rock are the tectonic plates composed of?
Tectonic plates are composed of primarily of lithosphere, which is a combination of crust and upper mantle rock. The crust portion is mainly made up of igneous and metamorphic rocks, while the upper mantle portion consists of peridotite, a type of ultramafic rock.
Are tectonic plates composed of continental and oceanic crust?
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What is the science behind earthquakes?
The Earth's crust is composed of large plates, which sometimes move. When the plates move, the ground moves.
Are plates any where else but under the sea?
Yes. All of Earth's crust, both on land and on the seafloor, is composed of tectonic plates.
How many tectonic plates are composed of only continental crust?
Some geologists believe there are no tectonic plates composed solely of continental crust, as plates typically consist of both continental and oceanic crust. The concept of a plate composed entirely of continental crust is not widely accepted in the field of plate tectonics.
What two layers of the earth are plates composed?
upper part of the mantle and end of the crust.
Which the theory views the earths surface as composed of slowly moving plates?
Plate tectonics.
What layer of the earth makes these plates up?
The lithosphere (which is composed of the crust and solid brittle upper mantle) makes up the Earth's tectonic plates.
