2. The earth's crust has how Many
major plates and minor plates
Answers
Answer:
7 major and 8 minor plates
Explanation:
When we talk about tectonic or lithospheric plates, we mean the sections into which the lithosphere is cracked. The surface of the Earth is divided into 7 major and 8 minor plates. The largest plates are the Antarctic, Eurasian, and North American plates.
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Answer:
there are 7 major plates and 15 minor plates
the major plates are : pacific plate , north american plate , eurasian plate, african plate, antarctic plate, indo australian plate, south american plate
the minor plates are : somali plate , nazca plate, amurian plate, sunda plate, phillipine plate, okhotsk plate, arabian plate, yangtze plate, carribean plate, cocos plate, caroline plate, scotia plate, juan de fuca plate, burma plate, new hebrides plate