The plates have different shapes, and they all fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. They are like puzzle pieces because many years ago, they used to be joined and then they parted.
On the other hand, unlike puzzle pieces, some plates are being pushed underneath other plates (usually oceanic under continental), and new crust is being formed at spreading rifts.
Tectonic plates are large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other. These plates cover the Earth's surface and are responsible for the formation of continents, ocean basins, and geological features like mountains and volcanoes. The movement of tectonic plates can cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
The earth's crust is broken into sections called tectonic plates, which slowly move around.
When two plates next to each other move, they may move at the same time -- for example, if one plate is sliding over another, the other plate could be tilting or sinking. What's more likely to happen, though, is that the pressure will cause one of the plates to break or shift at a weak point -- a fault, for example. So a piece of the plate may move, while most of it doesn't.
No. Earth's crust varies in composition and thickness both vertically and across regions. It is also broken up into tectonic plates.
A continent is what floats on top of the plate. There are continental and oceanic plates. The continents float on the continental plate and the ocean sits on the oceanic plate. But there are also plates that carry both continents and oceans. The plates are what causes continental drift. So basically plates are what carry the continents and oceans.
The plates have different shapes, and they all fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. They are like puzzle pieces because many years ago, they used to be joined and then they parted. On the other hand, unlike puzzle pieces, some plates are being pushed underneath other plates (usually oceanic under continental), and new crust is being formed at spreading rifts.
The missing piece fits into the jigsaw puzzle to reveal the complete picture.
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It's a 250 piece jigsaw with 4 sections
A tectonic plate The Earth's surface is made up of a series of large plates (like pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle). These plates are in constant motion travelling at a few centimetres per year. The ocean floors are continually moving, spreading from the centre and sinking at the edges.
Jigsaw got his nickname because he would cut a piece in the shape of a jigsaw piece, he does this because it's to symbolise that his victim was missing a vital piece of the human puzzle, the will to live. (i know i sound just as bad as jigsaw but i don't know how else to put it)
Oh, what a lovely word, "jigsaw." Let's paint a little picture with it: "She spent hours carefully piecing together the jigsaw puzzle, feeling a sense of accomplishment as the image slowly came to life." Remember, just like creating a beautiful painting, completing a jigsaw puzzle takes time, patience, and a gentle touch.
An 1000 piece puzlle is usually around $20-$30 I have seen a 13000 piece puzzle for $100
An Ikea flat pack of a book shelf.A fifty piece jigsaw puzzel.
its made of mantle and crust
Sharing electrons in a covalent bond is like two puzzle pieces fitting together to complete a jigsaw puzzle. Just like how each piece contributes to the final image, each shared electron contributes to the stability of the molecule. Similarly, a completed jigsaw puzzle represents a stable and cohesive structure, just like a molecule with shared electrons.
When tectonic plates divide they create divergent boundaries, which can cause the earths surface to divide and split up, almost like when you rip a piece of paper