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There are a number of websites that provide maps or diagrams showing the major tectonic plates. Perhaps one of the best is that produced by the US Geological Survey.
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Is the crust made of tectonic plates?
Yes, it is made of tectonic plates and those plates have names e.g. Indo Australian plate, Eurasion plate
What happened to rocks and fossils as the tectonic plates separated and drifted apart?
They were carried along with the plates to new locations.
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
The lithosphere is broken up into sections called?
Tectonic plates
What is the difference between Continental plates and Tectonic plates?
Continental plates are tectonic plates. They are tectonic plates upon which continents rest, and they move as do all tectonic plates. Basically, there is no difference, other than the fact that oceanic plates are another type of tectonic plate.
Is the crust made of tectonic plates?
Yes, it is made of tectonic plates and those plates have names e.g. Indo Australian plate, Eurasion plate
Is the crust made out of tectonic plates?
Yes, it is made of tectonic plates and those plates have names e.g. Indo Australian plate, Eurasion plate
What happened to rocks as fossils as the tectonic plates separated and drifted apart?
They were carried along with the plates to new locations.
What happened to rocks and fossils as the tectonic plates separated and drifted apart?
They were carried along with the plates to new locations.
What the names of the major tectonic plates?
These are the 15:African_PlateAntarctic_PlateEurasian_PlateIndo-Australian_PlateNorth_American_PlatePacific_PlateSouth_American_PlateCaribbean_PlateCocos_PlateJuan_de_Fuca_PlateNazca_PlatePhilippine_Sea_PlateScotia_Plate
What are the names of the plates that caused thee great rift valley?
tectonic plates. hope this helped
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
What are the names of the 15 major tectonic plates?
These are the 15:African_PlateAntarctic_PlateEurasian_PlateIndo-Australian_PlateNorth_American_PlatePacific_PlateSouth_American_PlateCaribbean_PlateCocos_PlateJuan_de_Fuca_PlateNazca_PlatePhilippine_Sea_PlateScotia_Plate
How many tectonic plates in oceanic crust?
There are 9 major tectonic plates in the Earth\'s oceanic crust, six of which receive the names of the continents they hold.
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
The lithosphere is broken up into sections called?
Tectonic plates
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
