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Tectonic plates may be made of continental crust, oceanic crust, or both.

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What is the force that probably propels the movement of the earths rock plates?

The earth is made up of multiple tectonic plates. These plates are propelled by convection in the mantle layer below the crust (lithosphere)


What is a part of the earth's crust?

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What is the Earth's crust a part of?

The earth's crust is made up of tectonic plates.


Is the crust made of tectonic plates?

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


Are plates made of Earth's crust and asthenosphere?

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How many tectonic plates are made of only oceanic crust?

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What are most of tectonic plates made of?

Most tectonic plates are made of both oceanic and continental crust. Oceanic crust is primarily composed of basalt, a dense volcanic rock, while continental crust is made up of granite and other lighter rocks. These differences in composition play a role in the movements and interactions of tectonic plates.


How does convection currenctions work inside the earth?

Convection currents happen in the mantle and cause tectonic plates to drift. The earth is made up of the iron and nickel core, then the mantle then the crust. And the earths surface is made up of tectonic plates. These plates move due to convection currents.


Is the earths crust made of one piece?

No, the earth's crust is made up of several large pieces known as tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid layer beneath them and interact with each other, causing movements like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.


What layer of earth is made up of plates that move?

The earths crust


The earths crust is made of rock sections called?

Continental plates.


Earths lithosphere is made of huge pieces of solid rock is called ..?

Lithospheric plates.