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== == A tectonic plate is made of rock in various stages of the rock cycle, the vast majority being composed of igneous rock.

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What is a tectonic plate made of?

== == A tectonic plate is made of rock in various stages of the rock cycle, the vast majority being composed of igneous rock.


Is the crust made of tectonic plates?

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Is the crust made out of tectonic plates?

Yes, it is made of tectonic plates and those plates have names e.g. Indo Australian plate, Eurasion plate


Is a tectonic plate the rigid material of the outer core?

No. A tectonic plate is a segment of the rigid rocky outer shell of the Earth composed of the crust and the brittle uppermost mantle.


What made volcanoes?

Volcano's are made by tectonic plate movements.


What type of crust can a tectonic plate be made of?

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What tectonic plate is Russia on?

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What is the difference between plate tectonic and tectonic plate?

Plate Tectonics is the process by by which the earth's tectonic plates move.


Describe oceanic plate?

The definition of an oceanic plate is a tectonic plate plate made mostly of basalt? and I'm not so sure what basalt is but I think it's water.The Oceanic plate is the plate which lies under the ocean. It is made of basalt,which is a heavy rock.


What tectonic plate is in the continent of Africa on?

The tectonic plate is called the African Plate.


What are the tectonic plates called which made the Haiti earthquake?

The Caribbean plate and the North American plate.


Are plate tectonic plate boundaries?

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