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They are known as tectonic plates from the Greek word for carpenter.
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∙ 15y agoTectonic or lithospheric plates.
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How many plates make up the earths crust?
Fourteen plates make up the Earths crust. The Pacific plate is the largest and the most active, while the Juan de Fuca plate is the smallest.
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
How many plates is earth's crust made of?
There are currently 14 continental and oceanic plates that make up the earth's crust.
What 2 layers make up the Earth's crust?
the earths crust and the rigid upper mantle
How earthquakes have changed the surface and atmosphere of the earth over millions of years?
EARTHQUAKES have changes the earth in many ways. The folding and faulting of the earth crust have left big cracks in the earths crust. The folding and faulting only happen on the tectonic boundaries. TECTONIC BOUNDARIES: The plates that make up the earths contents.
What layer of the earth make up these plates?
"plates" are the term for the giant sheets of rock on the earths crust
How many plates make up the earths crust?
Fourteen plates make up the Earths crust. The Pacific plate is the largest and the most active, while the Juan de Fuca plate is the smallest.
Where do volcanoes most commonly happen?
cracks in the plates which make up the crust. the earths crust is not connected. its made up of plates that moves and they are formed by plates pushing together then collapsing. they erupt when it gets a lot of friction from the plates pushing together
What cause did an earthquake make?
Well its from the earths plates under ground when one collapse the earths crust above starts rumbling witch causes a earthquake
What are the rocks that make up the earths crust?
the crust and the core
What is the name of the process of recycling materials that make up the earths crust and mantle?
Subduction is the process of materials moving back into the earth at the boundary of tectonic plates.
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
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 elements make up earths crust?
How many elements make up the earths crust? The earths crust is made of many layers..You can find clay and very good soil. But that is if you dig a little way down. the earth has a center which is called the core of the earth. Inside this core is lava and is incredibly hot. Like the sun but not as hot..
What do several minerals make that make up earths outer crust?
the answer to this question is literally earth's crust.
How the different plates interact with one each other and what effect they have on the environment?
The plates in the Earths crust are always moving and occasionally the crash in to each other, the vast impact of the smash make the earth tremble and that is an earthquakes, they can also make tsunamis, and where the to plates meet they will keep pushing up into each other to make mountains.
What 2 layers make up the Earth's crust?
the earths crust and the rigid upper mantle
