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Which rigid zone on the Earth's surface forms the earth's drifting tectonic plates?
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∙ 14y ago
The lithosphere.
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What are two ways the movement of earths plates changes the earths surface?
Its Tectonic Activity
What name is given to slipping or sliding surface of parts of the earths surface?
plate tectonic
The earths surface is broken into large pieces what are they called?
Tectonic Plates
What do scientists call the giant puzzle pieces that make up the earths surface?
tectonic plates
How does energy in earths interior cause changes to earths surface?
The energy from the core of the earth causes currents in the molten layers, the way there are currents in the ocean. These currents are what causes the Tectonic Plates to move along the surface of the earth.
What forces below earth surface shape landforms?
The tectonic plates below earths surface shape earths landforms
What are two ways the movement of earths plates changes the earths surface?
Its Tectonic Activity
Why you have an earthquake?
the tectonic plates are shifting under the earths surface.
What are most earthquakes cause by?
moving tectonic plates on earths surface
What moves the ocean floor?
the tectonic plates under the earths surface
What name is given to slipping or sliding surface of parts of the earths surface?
plate tectonic
Do tectonic plates cover the earths entire surface?
94% of the earth. yes
How do covergent boundary plates affect earths surface?
The tectonic plates combined together
What processes do scientist infer to have shaped earths surface in the past?
The shifting of Tectonic Plates.
The earths surface is broken into large pieces what are they called?
Tectonic Plates
What are moving pieces under the earths surface that form the earths crust?
The answer is tectonic plates floating on the lithosphere. Does that answer your question? LOL :)
What do scientists call the giant puzzle pieces that make up the earths surface?
tectonic plates
