Question

What do you mean by the theory of plate tectonics?

Answer 1

The convectional current present below the solid layer of Earth's crust splits the crust or the lithosphere into a number of large fragments. These fragments are called *tectonic* *plates*

These are seven major tectonic plates:
• The Pacific
• The North American
• The South American
• The Eurasian
• The African
• The Indo-Australian
• The Antarctic Plate..........