Question

What are tectonic plates?

Answer 1

the 2 layers of earths crust that move ,float, and some times fracture and whose interaction causes continental drift ,earthquakes,volcanic eruption etc is called tectonic plates

Answer 2

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what are tectonic plates.?

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⚫The lithosphere is broken up into plates called as tectonic plates.

⚫On Earth, there are seven or eight major plates and many minor plates.

⚫the shaking or colliding of these tectonic plates causes earthquakes and volcanoes.

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=> Tectonic Plates are the plates on which the continents stands.

=> There are 7 major tectonic plates and there are many minor tectonic plates also.

=> The tectonic plates are the large pieces of rock under the earths surface .

=> that are constantly moving and responsible for causing earthquakes and volcanic eruption.

=> Tectonic plates refer to the small bit of layers of earth's crust and topmost layer of mantle.

=> These plates are main cause of mountain formation, volcanoes and tsunamis.

=> A tectonic plate is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.

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