How many plates are there in the earth what are they?
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SEVENPlate tectonics on Earth, at present, consists of 12 large semirigid plates of irregular shapes and sizes that move over the surface, separated by boundaries that meet at triple junctions. There are also many broad zones of deformation. The seven major plates account for 94% of the surface area of Earth.
The outer shell of the earth, the lithosphere, is broken up into tectonic plates. Theseven major plates are the African plate, Antarctic plate, Eurasian plate, Indo-Australian plate, North American plate, Pacific plate and South American plate.
The outer shell of the earth, the lithosphere, is broken up into tectonic plates. Theseven major plates are the African plate, Antarctic plate, Eurasian plate, Indo-Australian plate, North American plate, Pacific plate and South American plate.
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