There are seven Primary plates, as follows:
African Plate
Antarctic Plate
Eurasian Plate
Indo-Australian Plate
North American Plate
Pacific Plate
South American Plate
There are also seven Secondary plates, as follows:
Arabian Plate
Caribbean Plate
Cocos Plate
Juan de Fuca Plate
Nazca Plate
Philippine Sea Plate
Scotia Plate
In addition, there are over 50 Tertiary plates.
That's funny i just learned this today in school, they are North American plate,Eurasian plate, Pacific plate, Nazca plate, South American plate, African plate, Indian plate, Antarctic plate, and Australian plate.
Continental plates contain most of the world's land; oceanic plates are formed under the sea, and are both thinner and denser. As a result, oceanic crust tends to subduct (sink) below the continental crust wherever their boundaries meet.
tectonic plates
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
Tectonic plates
The answer is tectonic plates floating on the lithosphere. Does that answer your question? LOL :)
Large pieces of the Earth's crust are called tectonic plates. Currently, there are 7 to 8 major tectonic plates in the Earth's crust.
plates
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
Tectonic plates
Tectonic plates are also "Continental Crust" and "Oceanic Crust". Also lithospheric plates.
The answer is tectonic plates floating on the lithosphere. Does that answer your question? LOL :)
Tectonic plates
tectonic plates
The outer layer of the earth where the land masses are is called the crust
sliding,seperating,and colliding plates and tectonic plate . Tectonic plates are the one which cause earthquakes
Large pieces of the Earth's crust are called tectonic plates. Currently, there are 7 to 8 major tectonic plates in the Earth's crust.
plates
They are known as tectonic plates from the Greek word for carpenter.
what causes the earths tectonic plates to move