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    1. Tectonic plates are massive, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock that make up the lithosphere, which is the outermost solid part of the Earth and consists of the crust and upper mantle. 2. The main plates present around the world include the Pacific, North American, Eurasian, African, Antarctic, Arabian, Caribbean, Cocos, Nazca, Philippine, and Indo-Australian plates. Knowing the plates in one's local area is important because the movement and interaction of tectonic plates can cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, which impact humanity. 3. Plate tectonics has played a key role in supporting life

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    1. Tectonic plates are massive, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock that make up the lithosphere, which is the outermost solid part of the Earth and consists of the crust and upper mantle. 2. The main plates present around the world include the Pacific, North American, Eurasian, African, Antarctic, Arabian, Caribbean, Cocos, Nazca, Philippine, and Indo-Australian plates. Knowing the plates in one's local area is important because the movement and interaction of tectonic plates can cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, which impact humanity. 3. Plate tectonics has played a key role in supporting life

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    1. Tectonic plates are massive, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock that make up the lithosphere, which is the outermost solid part of the Earth and consists of the crust and upper mantle. 2. The main plates present around the world include the Pacific, North American, Eurasian, African, Antarctic, Arabian, Caribbean, Cocos, Nazca, Philippine, and Indo-Australian plates. Knowing the plates in one's local area is important because the movement and interaction of tectonic plates can cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, which impact humanity. 3. Plate tectonics has played a key role in supporting life

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    Earth Science - Plate Tectonics

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    1. Tectonic plates are massive, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock that make up the lithosphere, which is the outermost solid part of the Earth and consists of the crust and upper mantle. 2. The main plates present around the world include the Pacific, North American, Eurasian, African, Antarctic, Arabian, Caribbean, Cocos, Nazca, Philippine, and Indo-Australian plates. Knowing the plates in one's local area is important because the movement and interaction of tectonic plates can cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, which impact humanity. 3. Plate tectonics has played a key role in supporting life

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    1. What is tectonic plate?

    -The outermost part of the Earth’s structure is known as the lithosphere. The lithosphere
    consists of the crust and small portion of the upper mantle. The lithosphere is divided into a
    number of tectonic plates.

    2. What are the following Plates present around the world? Describe each and
    attached an image.
    *Earth’s surface

    - The outermost level of the land or sea "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three
    quarters of
    the Earth's
    surface is
    covered by
    water".
    Surface.
    Layer - a
    relatively
    thin sheet
    like expanse
    or region
    lying over or
    under
    another.

    *Tectonic plates
    - A tectonic plate (also called lithospheric
    plate) is a massive,
    irregularly shaped
    slab of solid rock,
    generally
    composed of both
    continental and
    oceanic
    lithosphere. 

    *Earth’s crust
    - The Earth's
    crust is
    an extremely thin layer of rock that makes up the outermost solid shell of our planet. In relative
    terms, its thickness is like that of the skin of an apple. It amounts to less than half of 1 percent of
    the planet's total mass but plays a vital role in most of Earth's natural cycles.

    *Mantle
    - The mantle is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. The mantle lies between Earth's dense, super-
    heated core and its thin outer layer, the crust. 

    *Lithosphere
    - The lithosphere is the solid, outer part of the Earth. The lithosphere includes the brittle upper
    portion of the mantle and the crust, the outermost layers of Earth's structure.

    * Oce
    a nic

    crust
    - The outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that is found under the oceans and formed at
    spreading center’s on oceanic ridges, which occur at divergent plate boundaries. ...
    Earth's lithosphere and upper mantle. A cross section of Earth's outer layers, from
    the crust through the lower mantle.

    3. What is the importance of knowing the following plates around your area and
    what could be the possible effect of that in humanity? 

    -Life needs more than water alone. Recent discoveries suggest that plate tectonics has played a
    critical role in nourishing life on Earth. The findings carry major consequences for the search for
    life elsewhere in the universe.

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