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Tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.

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What lithosphere is divided into pieces called?

tectonic plates


Do earthquakes cause sliding plates?

If you mean tetonic plates, then no, sliding tetonic plates cause earthquakes.


A moving slab of rock is called a?

Tectonic Plate


What is it called when tetonic plates seporate?

It is called a divergent boundary. Another term for it is sea-floor spreading.


When the earths is divided into pieces its called?

When the Earth's surface is divided into large pieces, these pieces are called tectonic plates. The movement and interaction of these plates are responsible for various geological phenomena, including earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountain ranges. The theory of plate tectonics explains how these plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them.


Causes for earthquake?

tetonic plates in a transform boundary


Do Earths Tetonic plates move apart?

Yes they do.


What moves Earth's tetonic plates?

the upper mantle


What caused the Chile and Haiti earthquakes?

tetonic plates


How can sea mounts help us understand the movement of tectonic plates?

The sea mounts help us understand the movement of tetonic plates because when the tetonic plates move's the earth's crust making little formations of sand underwater.


What is the layer of earth that we live on called?

The layer of the Earth that we live on is called the crust. It is the outermost solid shell of the Earth and is divided into pieces known as tectonic plates.


What type of geologic actions do you think happen at the boundaries of tetonic plates?

Volcanoes, caused by slipping plates, and earthquakes, caused by rubbing plates.