Question

4. Can one tectonic plate be oceanic and continental at the same time? Explain your answer. * Your answer​

Answer 1

Yes, one tectonic plate can be used as an oceanic and continental plate at the same time.

• The same tectonic plate can consist of both the continental and oceanic crust as its part.
• For example, the continental crust is present on the North American plate, significantly the area of land of North America and the oceanic crust is surrounded on most of the sides at the core of land of North America.
• This is surrounded on mostly all sides by oceanic crust.
• While no similar plates are present in the geographic continent.

Hence, the lithospheric plates are tectonic plates that are considered as solid rock. There are several large plates, each consisting of both the continental ad oceanic parts.