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Which theory views the earth's surface as composed of slowly moving plates?
Plate tectonics.
Is the earth composed of the south America plate?
No. The South American Plate is just one of several major tectonic plates that make up Earth's uppermost layers.
What do plate teconics refer to?
Plate tectonic is the state the outer portion of the earth crust composed rigid units called plates.
Is a tectonic plate the rigid material of the outer core?
No. A tectonic plate is a segment of the rigid rocky outer shell of the Earth composed of the crust and the brittle uppermost mantle.
What is the difference between plate tectonics and tectonic plate?
There are two types of tectonic plates:oceanic plates, thin and dense composed mostly of basalt rockcrustal plates, thick and light composed mostly of granite rock
What does the nail plate contain?
The nail plate is composed of keratin.
What is the layer of the earth that is composed of water?
The hydrosphere is the layer of Earth composed of water.
What is an earth plate?
An earth plate is a plate you equip to arceus to make its ground type moves.
What is epiphyseal plates composed of?
The epiphyseal plate is composed of cartilage. As the child grows, the cartilage hardens into bone. The epiphyseal plate is located at the ends of the long skeletal bones.
What is the Earth's core composed of?
It is composed mostly of nickel and iron.
The Earth's crust includes ocean floors and?
The Earth's crust includes oceanic and continental categories, the oceanic crust composed of basalt rock and recycled in roughly 150 million year intervals by lithospheric plate movements, and the older less dense continental crust, composed of granitic rock.
What is Earth largest plate?
The Pacific Plate. At 103 to 105 million square kilometres, it is the largest tectonic plate.
