Deeper View Into tectonic plates
What all is there to know about tectonic plates, all of it is here.
What are tectonic plates
You can find tectonic plates all over, they are on Earth, and even other planets. There are three main type of boundaries, Convergent, Divergent, and Transform. Then there are two different types of plate, oceanic and continental. There is a pattern, like sets, there can be three different sets, oceanic and oceanic, oceanic and continental, then continental and continental. This website has all three types of boundaries, broken down into the three different sets.
Convergent Plate BoundaryThe main tip to remember about Convergent Plate Boundaries, is that they move towards each other.
Transform plate BoundaryThe main tip to remember about Transform Plate Boundaries, is that they shift along each other.
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Divergent Plate boundaryThe main tip to remember about Divergent Plate Boundaries, is that they move away from each other.
Where are theyThere is 7-8 major plates on Earth, depending how you define them, is how many there are. There are plates on other planets too, including Mars.
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