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The movements of plate tectonics can be predicted based on their current rate and direction of movement (using present day GPS tracking and geological-timescale modeling). We can look at how plates have moved and interacted in the past and make reliable models to describe their future movements. The Pacific Ocean is slowly being eaten away by a series of subduction zones surrounding it, so it's possible that Australia/Asia will eventually collide with the west coast of the Americas in the distant future and the opening Atlantic will become much wider than it is now.
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What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
What will the positions of the tectonic plates be in the future?
No one is able to predict with pinpoint accuracy the position of the Earth's tectonic plates at a specific point in the distant future. In the short term (<100 million years), however, it is a pretty sure thing that the Atlantic Ocean will get bigger, and that the Pacific Ocean will get smaller.
What are tectonic plantes?
Tectonic plates are plates that float on the earths mantle. There are 8 major tectonic plates on the earth and at the joints of these many earthquakes seem to occur.
How many tectonic plates are located in Bali?
Bali is located on two tectonic plates.
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
The lithosphere is broken up into sections called?
Tectonic plates
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
What is the difference between Continental plates and Tectonic plates?
Continental plates are tectonic plates. They are tectonic plates upon which continents rest, and they move as do all tectonic plates. Basically, there is no difference, other than the fact that oceanic plates are another type of tectonic plate.
What is the difference between a tectonic hazard and a tectonic event?
a tectonic hazard is a disaster caused by the moving of tectonic plates.....anda tectonic activity is the moving of tectonic plates........
What causes friction on tectonic plates?
the movement of tectonic plates
Earthquakes occur mainly allong the edges of?
Tectonic plates and fault lines created by the movement of tectonic plates.
What can tectonic plates also be called instead of tectonic plates?
Tectonic plates are also "Continental Crust" and "Oceanic Crust". Also lithospheric plates.
Can tectonic plates known as crustle plates?
Yes, tectonic plates are also known as crustal plates.
Who named the tectonic plates tectonic and why?
harry hess named the tectonic plates but I'm not sure why =/
Are in constant motion and change the forms of the Earth's crust?
Tectonic Plates ----APEX ;D
