0
What else can I help you with?
What tectonic plates are surrounding Africa?
eurasian plate and the Japanese ringed plate (ringed= contains a smaller plate within)
Which two plates meet near san francisco?
The Pacific Plate and North American Plate.
What type of plates collided to form the Andes Mountains on the west coast of South America?
The Andes were a result of the collision of the Nazca Plate & the South American Plate.
Which plate does most of the US includeing Nebraska sit on?
Caribbean plate
How many plates of rolls could the bake-sale committee make if there are 84 rolls?
One to a plate would make 84 plates. Two to a plate would make 42 plates.
What tectonic plates are surrounding Africa?
eurasian plate and the Japanese ringed plate (ringed= contains a smaller plate within)
What plates does Haiti sit on?
Haiti sits on the Caribbean Plate, which is an oceanic tectonic plate mostly located beneath the Caribbean Sea. This plate is bordered by the North American Plate to the north, the South American Plate to the south, and the Cocos Plate to the west.
What tectonic plates does Christchurch sit on?
Christchurch sits on the boundary of the Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate in New Zealand. This region is prone to seismic activity due to the plates' movements against each other.
What are some meathods of plate warming?
Sit you plates in hot water or heat them in the microwave oven if they are microwavable.
What does Iceland sit on?
Iceland sits atop two plates, the Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate, also referred to as the Mid Atlantic Ridge.
What tectonic plate is in the continent of Africa on?
The African continent rests on several tectonic plates, primarily the African Plate and parts of the Eurasian Plate, Arabian Plate, and Somali Plate. These plates interact at various plate boundaries, leading to geological activity like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the region.
How many continental plates are there on the Earth?
The most common division of the earth's landforms is seven (7) continents ... Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, and Europe. There are actually many continental plates. There are 7 primary plates (African Plate, North American Plate, South American Plate, Antarctic Plate, Eurasian Plate, indo-Australian Plate, and the Pacific Plate). In Addition there are 8 secondary plates (Arabian Plate, Caribbean Plate, Cocos Plate, Indian Plate, Juan de Fuca Plate, Nazca Plate, Philippine Plate and the Scotia Plate. These plate are commonly shown on continental plate maps. There are also a large number of tertiary plates.
What country straddles two plates?
Iceland sit on top of a divergent plate boundary.-Dayshia L.
What are the major plates named after?
The major tectonic plates are named after geographic features such as continents, oceans, and regions where they are predominantly located. For example, the Pacific Plate is named after the Pacific Ocean, the African Plate after the continent of Africa, and the Eurasian Plate after the Eurasian landmass.
What are the 7 major floating plates?
The 7 major floating plates are the North American Plate, South American Plate, Eurasian Plate, African Plate, Antarctic Plate, Indo-Australian Plate, and Pacific Plate. These tectonic plates make up the Earth's lithosphere and interact with each other at plate boundaries, leading to geological events like earthquakes and volcanic activity.
What tectonic plates are located in great rift valley?
The Great Rift Valley runs through East Africa and is formed by the divergence of the African Plate and the Somali Plate, as well as other smaller plates in the region like the Nubian Plate and the Arabian Plate. The movement of these plates is responsible for the geological features and seismic activity in the Rift Valley region.
What are the seven major crustal plates?
1. Pacific Plate2. North American plate3. South American Plate4.African Plate5. Eurasian plate6. Australian plateand last but not least7. Antarctic plate
