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What layer of the earth are plates found?
The plates are actively spreading submarine ridges in the middle of the oceans, subduction zones in ocean trenches or mountain ranges on the continents, or margins where the plates slide past one another. Most of the world's earthquakes occur at plate boundaries.
What differed from militias in that it was made up of mostly full time soldiers?
second continental congress
What type of labor was made up of day laborers and domestic servants?
Day labor was made up of day laborers and domestic servants who were mostly women.
What layer are the plates sliding on?
The worlds tectonic plates slide on the earths mantle.
What continents were involved in the trade?
Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America were the continents directly involved in the Columbian Exchange.
What rock is continental plates made up of?
Continental Crust is the layer of rocks that forms the continents and continental shelves. It is mostly made of granite or granitic rock.
What made continents move?
The continents moved because of the tectonic plates of earth that they rest on.
Are continents and plates not the same?
No, continents and plates are not the same. Continents are large land masses that form the Earth's surface, while tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other, causing geological phenomena like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Continents are located on top of tectonic plates and can be made up of one or more plates.
Are the continents on top of the earth's plates?
Yes, the continents are part of the Earth's tectonic plates. These plates are sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other, causing geological phenomena like earthquakes and mountain formation.
Which continent is made up mostly of small continents?
Sion
What are the continetal plates?
the plates surrounding the continents
What is the main type of mineral ocean plates are made of?
mostly made of basalt.
What are tectonic plates how were continents formed?
these are the plates under the land and they are spins round and when they meet and they form the continents
What are the techtonic plates made of?
The Earth's tectonic plates are primarily made of solid rock, composed mostly of silicate minerals such as feldspar and quartz. These plates are rigid sections of the Earth's lithosphere that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them.
How do plates play a role in Pangaea changing into 7 continents?
Plates play a role in Pangaea changing into 7 continents because there are 7 major plates in the world. These plates are being moved by sea-floor spreading, pulling the continents along with them.
When two plates carrying the continents buckle?
Tectonic plates.
What is things rest upon crustal plates?
The continents and the ocean floor rest upon the plates.
