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The thickest part of a tectonic plate lies below?

The thickest part of a tectonic plate lies below the continents, in the lithosphere. The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of the Earth that is made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle. As a tectonic plate moves, its thickness may vary, but the thickest part is typically found beneath the continents.


What is the thickest part of the tectonic plates?

The thickest part of the tectonic plates is typically the lithosphere, which can range from about 40-120 kilometers (25-75 miles) thick. The lithosphere consists of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle and is what moves and interacts at tectonic plate boundaries.


Thickest part of the South American plate?

The thickest part of the South American tectonic plate lies below the Andes Mountains. They were created from the compression of the South American plate with the Nazca Plate and the Antarctic Plate.


Where is the crust the thickest the plate?

The crust is thickest beneath the mountains.


The thickest plate oceanic or continental?

Continental plate.


Where is the crust the thickest on a plate?

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What is the difference between plate tectonic and tectonic plate?

Plate Tectonics is the process by by which the earth's tectonic plates move.


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What tectonic plate is Mt Hood on?

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What kind of tectonic plate is the eurasian plate?

The tectonic plate under parts of Europe and Asia is a continental crustal plate.


What tectonic plate is Indiana on?

Indiana sits on the North American tectonic plate.


What tectonic plate is Maine on?

Maine is located on the North American tectonic plate.