EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
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Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern
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lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesoshpere, mantle, crust
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North American, South American, Indo-Australian, Pacific, Eurasian
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Antarctic, Atlantic, India, China
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Detailed explanation-1: -There are seven major plates: African, Antarctic, Eurasian, Indo-Australian, North American, Pacific and South American.
Detailed explanation-2: -Together, the crust and the upper part of the mantle form the lithosphere, Earth’s solid outer shell. This rocky, brittle layer is broken up into seven major and several minor tectonic plates (also known as lithospheric plates) that fit together like puzzle pieces.
Detailed explanation-3: -In plate tectonics, Earth’s outermost layer, or lithosphere-made up of the crust and upper mantle-is broken into large rocky plates. These plates lie on top of a partially molten layer of rock called the asthenosphere.
Detailed explanation-4: -Plate Tectonics The lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates including the North American, Caribbean, South American, Scotia, Antarctic, Eurasian, Arabian, African, Indian, Philippine, Australian, Pacific, Juan de Fuca, Cocos, and Nazca.
Detailed explanation-5: -The main plate in the United States is the North American Plate, which spans across most of North America, Greenland, as well as parts of Iceland and Siberia. The North American Plate forms a divergent boundary with the Eurasian Plate and a transform boundary with the Pacific Plate along the coast of California.