Tectonic plates are nor fixed but float atop a layer of solid and molten rock called the mantle. There are 7 primary plates (Pacific, North America, Eurasia, Africa, Indo-Australian, Antarctica, and South America) that make up the majority of the earth’s surface and the Pacific Ocean

12/11/2020 · What are the 9 main tectonic plates? According to World Atlas, seven major plates exist: the North American, Pacific, Eurasian, African, Indo-Australian, South American and Antarctic tectonic plates. How many major plates are …

There are seven major tectonic plates (North America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Indo-Australian, Pacific, and Antarctica) as well as many smaller, microplates such as the Juan de Fuca plate near the United States’ state of Washington (map of plates).

12/08/2020 · There are a total of seven major tectonic plates which cover nearly 95% of the Earth's surface. Major Tectonic Plates By Size Pacific Plate - 103,300,000 sq km The Pacific Plate is estimated to be 103,300,000 square kilometers in size. Found underneath the Pacific Ocean, it is the largest of all tectonic plates.

31/08/2020 · The tectonic plates map of the Earth shows where mountain building, volcanoes, and earthquakes have occurred. how many tectonic plates are there? 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 seven major tectonic plates on the earth are the pacific plate, Indo-Australian plate, North American plate, South American plate, Eurasia plate, African plate and the …

23/10/2012 · The 7 major tectonic plates that make up the continents andpacific ocean; African Plate, Antarctic Plate, Eurasian Plate,Indo-Australian Plate, North American Plate, Pacific Plate, SouthAmerican ...

Earth surface (lithosphere) is divided into 7 major and 8 minor plates. The largest plates/major tectonic plates are the 1. Antarctic 2. Eurasian 3. North American 4. African 5. South American 6. Pacific (almost entirely oceanic) and 7. Indo-Austr...