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    Types of tectonic plates

    BY ABEERA
    introduction

    What are tectonic plates ?


    Tectonic plates
    are gigantic pieces of the
    Earth's crust and
    uppermost mantle. They
    are made up of oceanic
    crust and continental
    crust. Earthquakes occur
    around mid-ocean ridges
    and the large faults which
    mark the edges of the
    plates.
    Types of tectonic plates

    Divergent
    Convergent
    Transform
    boundaries
    Transform
    Collision
    Subduction
    Spreading
    Main types of tectonic plates


    divergent,
     Convergent
     transform
    Divergent plates

     A divergent
    boundary occurs when
    two tectonic plates move
    away from each other.
    Along these boundaries,
    earthquakes are
    common and magma
    (molten rock) rises from
    the Earth's mantle to
    the surface, solidifying
    to create new oceanic
    crust. The Mid-Atlantic
    Ridge is an example of
    divergent plate
    boundaries.
    Convergent plates

    A convergent boundary is
    an area on Earth where two
    or more lithospheric plates
    collide. One plate
    eventually slides beneath
    the other, a process known
    as subduction.
    Transform boundary

    Transform boundaries
    are places where plates slide
    sideways past each other. At
    transform boundaries
    lithosphere is neither created
    nor destroyed. Many transform
    boundaries are found on the
    sea floor, where they connect
    segments of diverging mid-
    ocean ridges. California's San
    Andreas fault is a transform
    boundary.
    Where are the tectonic plates located?

    Tectonic plates are


    located in the outer layer
    of the Earth, called the
    lithosphere, which is made
    of crust and mantle. There
    are three main layers of
    the Earth: the crust, the
    mantle, and the core. The
    Earth's crust is solid and
    made of basalt and
    granite. The crust sits on
    top of the mantle.
    Where are the major
    tectonic plates located?
    Continents and
    Major Plate Name Size (km2)
    Oceans

    Pacific Plate Pacific Ocean 102,900,000

    United States,
    North American Canada, Arctic
    75,900,000
    Plate Ocean, and the
    Atlantic Ocean

    Europe, Russia, and


    Eurasian Plate 67,800,000
    Asia

    Africa and the


    African Plate 61,300,000
    Atlantic Ocean

    Antarctic Plate Antarctica 60,900,000

    Australia, India,
    Indo-Australia Plate Oceania, and the 58,900,000
    Indian Ocean

    South American South America and


    43,600,000
    Plate the Atlantic Ocean
    I'm beneath your
    feet, wide and
    strong, I make
    continents move, all
    day long. Named
    after a giant expanse
    of land, What am I,
    known as Earth's
    grandstand?
    Answer:
    Continental Plate
    I'm deep below, in
    the ocean so vast,
    Moving quietly, but
    my impact is vast.
    Named after a
    mighty sea so blue,
    Guess my name, as I
    silently cruise.
    Answer:
    Oceanic Plate
    I'm where they meet,
    in a dance so bold,
    Colliding and
    separating, stories
    untold. Named after
    the action I often
    display, What am I,
    shaping Earth's
    display?
    Answer:
    Plate Boundary
    I'm Pacific, mighty
    and wide, On the
    Ring of Fire, where I
    take pride.
    Earthquakes and
    volcanoes, my
    domain, Guess my
    name, causing
    geological gain.
    Answer:
    Pacific Plate
    I'm Eurasian, a
    continental charm, In
    Asia and Europe, I'm
    causing no harm.
    Beneath your feet,
    silently I glide, What
    am I, on the Earth's
    divide?
    Answer:
    Eurasian Plate

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