1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
jonny [76]
3 years ago
10

What are tectonic plates?

Geography
2 answers:
lisov135 [29]3 years ago
7 0
It is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.
yuradex [85]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes the large-scale motion of the lithosphere (the Earth's crust and the upper part of the Earth's mantle).This theory states that the lithosphere is composed of several large plates. These plates form continents and seabeds. These plates are located on a semi-solid viscous underlying layer called the asthenosphere.

These pages move relative to each other in one of three types of "page borders". Convergent or random boundaries, divergent boundaries or diffusion centers, and gradual metamorphic boundaries.

Earthquakes, volcanic activity, mountaineering, and the formation of oceanic cavities occur along the boundaries of these plates. The relative speed of these plates varies from zero to 100 mm per year.

Tectonic plates are made up of two types of lithosphere: thicker continental plates and thinner oceanic plates. The upper or superficial part of the plates, called the "cortex", also has two types, continental and oceanic. As a result, a plate may be purely continental or oceanic, or a combination of both.

When two planes intersect at convergent boundaries, the heavier plane slides beneath the lighter plane and into the Earth's mantle. This phenomenon is called "subduction".

Tectonic theory…

You might be interested in
True or False: Earthquakes are waves of energy that travel across earths surface. (explain)
kondor19780726 [428]
The answer is true bc earthquakes are caused by seismic waves in the earth and that happen all over the world. 
8 0
3 years ago
Please help asap!
Leno4ka [110]

Answer:

(C) Temperature, pressure, and the original type of rock.

Explanation:

5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
The gases and chemicals released by the engines of cars and trucks are called __________.
jekas [21]

Answer:

emissions

Explanation:

The productions and discharge of something especially gas or radiation

4 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Where's my phone? Idk where I left it
True [87]
Maybe under your bed hope that helped :)
8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Can you conclude that these triangles are congruent yes or no​
elena55 [62]

Answer: yes

Explanation: yes

4 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • Based on the map above, which of the following statements is accurate? A. Coffee is grown in tropical climates along the Equator
    5·2 answers
  • The sun's __________keeps planets in our solar system in orbit around the sun.
    11·2 answers
  • What problems was in the movies Selma and how it was solved
    10·2 answers
  • What structure is present in dolphin but absent or greatly reduced in other whales?
    9·1 answer
  • The measure of angle A is 93. Classify the angle as acute, right, obtuse, or straight
    9·2 answers
  • In honolulu, hawaii (latitude 21 degrees n), you would most likely experience winds blowing from the
    13·2 answers
  • What is the name of the boundary at which cold polar air meets the warmer air of the middle latitudes?
    11·1 answer
  • What is the dominant language of sub Saharan Africa?
    14·1 answer
  • How does photosynthesis affect the lives of animals?
    13·1 answer
  • South Asia is a ___________ which is a smaller landmass attached to a larger one but has unique features that separate it from t
    6·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!