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Tectonic plates are great sheets of rock covering the surface of the planet, floating on the slowly flowing, hot mantle. While they have depth and therefore could be measured as a volume, this is not common. You'd most-likely measure a tectonic plate's area in square units such as kilometres squared. Their rates of movement with respect to one another are measured in kilometres per year (for present day measurements) and kilometres per millions of years for distant-past measurements.
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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.
How many tectonic plates do we have?
there are 7 huge plates but dozens of smaller plates
What is the difference between Continental plates and Tectonic plates?
Continental plates are a type of tectonic plate that consist mostly of continental crust, which is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust. Tectonic plates refer to the larger pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other, including both continental and oceanic plates.
What are the other tectonic plates besides the 7 largest tectonic plates?
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The lithosphere is broken up into sections called?
The lithosphere is broken up into sections called tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below and interact with one another at plate boundaries, where most earthquakes and volcanic activity occur.
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.
Earthquakes occur mainly allong the edges of?
Tectonic plates and fault lines created by the movement of tectonic plates.
What can tectonic plates also be called instead of tectonic plates?
Tectonic plates are also "Continental Crust" and "Oceanic Crust". Also lithospheric plates.
Can tectonic plates known as crustle plates?
Yes, tectonic plates are also known as crustal plates.
Who named the tectonic plates tectonic and why?
harry hess named the tectonic plates but I'm not sure why =/
How many tectonic plates do we have?
there are 7 huge plates but dozens of smaller plates
What is the difference between Continental plates and Tectonic plates?
Continental plates are a type of tectonic plate that consist mostly of continental crust, which is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust. Tectonic plates refer to the larger pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other, including both continental and oceanic plates.
Are the tectonic plates in the earths inner core?
No the tectonic plates are on top of the crust.
Is tectonic plates solid?
Yes. Tectonic plates are in fact mostly solid.
Tectonic plates float on what?
The tectonic plates float on the lithosphere. This overlies the asthenosphere.
Do tectonic plates play a part in continent?
continents are tectonic plates! so.... yes!
Where do tectonic plates interact?
Interactions between tectonic plates occur at plate boundaries.
