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The plates under the ocean are part of Earth's lithosphere, known as oceanic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them and interact with each other at plate boundaries, influencing geological processes like seafloor spreading, subduction, and volcanic activity.
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How many tectonic plates are under the Pacific Ocean?
one plate, the pacific plate
What are the valleys under the ocean called?
They are called trenches.
What is the crack in the ocean floor in which earth rises?
those are tecktonic plates which are delicate.when they move crackes occur. when tecktonic plates move under water it creates viberations which causes tsunamis.
What is things rest upon crustal plates?
The continents and the ocean floor rest upon the plates.
When ocean plates collide with continental plates the denser oceanic plate?
sinks
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