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What do geologists call the process of tectonic plates breaking apart?
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What is the process called that causes the tectonic plates to move?
Its more ov a movement really not a process. Tectonic plates move due to convection currents in the mantle.
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
What is the movement plates called?
The movement of tectonic plates is part of the process known as plate tectonics.
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
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
Do astronomers study tectonic plates?
No, astronomers study space. Just remember that the prefix: astro-means space. Geologists study the earth, including tectonic plates.
What type of sciences study tectonic plates?
Several things are studied by Earth scientists who specialize in tectonics. Plate boundaries, plate tectonics, boundaries, continental drift, mountains, and volcanoes are all studied.
What is the process called that causes the tectonic plates to move?
Its more ov a movement really not a process. Tectonic plates move due to convection currents in the mantle.
What is the difference between plate tectonic and tectonic plate?
Plate Tectonics is the process by by which the earth's tectonic plates move.
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 plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
Which Earth process can be caused by the movement of tectonic plates?
volcannic eruptions
What is the movement plates called?
The movement of tectonic plates is part of the process known as plate tectonics.
Most geologists thinks that the movement of earths plates is caused by?
Geologists have hypothesized that the movement of tectonic plates is related to convection currents in the earth's mantle. Convection currents describe the rising, spread, and sinking of gas, liquid, or molten material caused by the application of heat.
Most geologists think that the movement of earths plates caused by?
Geologists have hypothesized that the movement of tectonic plates is related to convection currents in the earth's mantle. Convection currents describe the rising, spread, and sinking of gas, liquid, or molten material caused by the application of heat.
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
