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How many tectonic plates are under the Pacific Ocean?
one plate, the pacific plate
What tectonic plate is almost entirely under a sea?
The Pacific Plate is the largest tectonic plate and is covered entirely by the Pacific Ocean.
Which plate is subducting beneath South American plate?
Nazca
The largest major plate?
The largest major plate is the Pacific Plate, covering over 100 million square kilometers. It spans the majority of the Pacific Ocean and is known for its high seismic and volcanic activity due to its dynamic interactions with other tectonic plates.
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.
How many plates are under the Pacific Ocean?
one plate, the pacific plate
How many tectonic plates are under the Pacific Ocean?
one plate, the pacific plate
Do the pacific plate have more oceanic lithosphere or more continental lithosphere?
Oceanic. Most of the Pacific plate is under the Pacific Ocean.
How many plate lie under the pacific ocean?
12
What tectonic plate is almost entirely under a sea?
The Pacific Plate is the largest tectonic plate and is covered entirely by the Pacific Ocean.
Do the Plates include the lithosphere under the ocean?
Yes, several of the plates have their margins under the oceans. The Pacific Plate would be the plate with the largest area under the seas.
Which plate is subducting beneath South American plate?
Nazca
The largest major plate?
The largest major plate is the Pacific Plate, covering over 100 million square kilometers. It spans the majority of the Pacific Ocean and is known for its high seismic and volcanic activity due to its dynamic interactions with other tectonic plates.
What type of plate surrounds Mount Shasta?
Mount Shasta is inside the western end of the North American continental plate, west of it under the Pacific ocean the Pacific oceanic plate is subducting under the North American continental plate. Deep under the North American continental plate friction with the descending Pacific oceanic plate, melts rock in the contact zone which feeds the magma supply of Mount Shasta. As the magma surfaces trapped ocean water flashes to steam producing explosive lava.
What kind of tectonic boundary is found in Washington state and around most of the pacific ocean?
It's a subduction zone. The Pacific Plate to the west is sliding under the North American plate to the east.
What caused Mariana Trench?
The Mariana trench is the deepest part of the ocean in the world. It was formed by the subduction of the Pacific plate being forced under the Mariana plate.
What kind of boundary separates the Eurasian plate plate from the Pacific plate?
a subduction boundry, this is where one plate gets pushed under the other. in this case the pacific plate is being pushed under the eurasion!
