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Where in Earth's crust would you find basalt?
Most basalt is found in the oceanic plates. Most granite is found in the continental plates.
Why are oceanic plates lower than continental plates?
Oceanic plates are denser and thinner than continental plates, which causes them to be lower in elevation. The denser oceanic plates are effectively pulled downward by gravity, causing them to sink beneath the less dense continental plates. This difference in density and thickness results in oceanic plates being lower than continental plates.
Which type of plate is thicker continental or oceanic?
Continental plates are generally thicker than oceanic plates. Continental plates can range from 20-200 km thick, while oceanic plates are typically around 5-10 km thick.
What happens when the earths crust buckles in a wavelike pattern creating hills or mountains?
The action of earth's crust buckling in wave-like patterns is due to two plates coming together or converging. These plates can be either oceanic or continental plates. Examples of these types of plates are the Eurasian, Pacific, Australian, Caribbean plates.
When two plates come together?
They fold up when there continental, creating mountains and steep hills. The Rocky's are a great example. Oceanic plate collisions cause tsunamis, and Oceanic plates are subducted under Continental plates, they are overlapped by the continental plate.
Where was the continental drift?
Continental drift occurs under the earths crust by convection currents in the mantle which drives the plates. It has been happening since the development of the earths core and is happening now and until the end of the earth.
What is tactonic plates?
PLATE TECTONICS is the study of the movement of the earths continental plates
What are plates within earths crust?
Tectonic plates which may be either oceanic or continental in nature.
The earths crust is made of rock sections called?
Continental plates.
How does the surface of the earth change when two continental plates collide?
The Earths surface changes shape when plates collide when the earths surface overlaps or when there are Earthquakes.
What do earths tectonic plates do?
The plates (continental and ocean plates) ride atop the asthenosphere, a layer of viscous rock in the upper mantle beneath the crust.
All of the energy that drives earths rock cycle comes from?
The energy that drives Earth's rock cycle primarily comes from Earth's interior, specifically from the heat generated by radioactive decay in the mantle and core. This heat drives processes like convection currents in the mantle, which in turn contribute to the movement of tectonic plates and the formation of new rocks through processes like melting and solidification.
What is the source of energy that drives the movement of the lithospheric platesWhat is the source of energy that drives the movement of the lithospheric plates?
The source of energy that drives the movement of the lithospheric plates is believed to be the heat generated by radioactive decay in the Earth's interior, primarily in the mantle. This heat creates convection currents that cause the plates to move over the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them.
Where in Earth's crust would you find basalt?
Most basalt is found in the oceanic plates. Most granite is found in the continental plates.
What sort of energy allows the tectonics plates to move?
The Earths internal heat.
What source drives the movement of the oceanic and continental plates?
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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.
