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Does the theory of plate tectonics contain both seafloor spreading and continental drift?
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∙ 15y ago
Yes. The theory of plate tectonics is very broad, and it covers seafloor spreading, continental drift, plate boundaries and so on.
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Does Uranus have any active plate tectonics?
Uranus doesn't have any active plate tectonics. Uranus is made out of gas and does not contain any solid surfaces.
Does the continental slope contain rich oil fields?
yes
What are 2 kinds of crust that a tectonic plate may contain?
Oceanic and continental.
Does the earth's plates each contain a continental crust and an ocean crust?
yes
Why are continental plates less dense than oceanic plates kids answer?
Continental crust and continental crust are made of different types of rock. The rocks in the continental crust do not contain as many of the heavier elements as the ones in the oceanic crust do.
Is the Nazca Plate oceanic or continental?
The Oceanic plate denser than the continental plat because it contain magnesium,which is denser than aluminum found in continental plates.
How do magnetic reversals provide evidence for sea-floor spreading?
The presence of magnetic domains of alternating orientation parallel to the plate boundaries.
Does continental lithosphere contain more mafic rocks than oceanic lithosphere?
No continental lithosphere contains more felsic rocks than oceanic lithosphere.
The thick sedimentary rocks which are located off the continental margins may contain commercial quantities of?
gas and petroleum
How many tectonic plates are composed of only continental crust?
none they all contain some oceanic crust
What might the waters of a continental shelf contain more organisms than deeper abyssal waters?
because they can grow on the ocean floor and most life is concentrated near the continental shores. Hoped i helped :)
Do continental air masses contain large amounts of water vapor?
yes. very high amount of water vapor.
