UNIVERSE
PLANETARY INTERIORS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
North American
|
|
|
Pacific
|
|
|
Antarctic
|
|
|
Eurasian
|
Detailed explanation-1: -There are major, minor and micro tectonic plates. There are seven major plates: African, Antarctic, Eurasian, Indo-Australian, North American, Pacific and South American. The Hawaiian Islands were created by the Pacific Plate, which is the world’s largest plate at 39, 768, 522 square miles.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Pacific Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean. The plate has the largest area of any tectonic plate. The seafloor of this oceanic tectonic plate is usually marked by a deep trench, which is caused by subduction zones or divergent boundaries with other plates.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Pacific basin is referred to as the “Ring of Fire” due to intense earthquake and volcanic activity occurring near areas of tectonic plate subduction (where one tectonic plate is forced under another).