tectonic plate
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concept
A tectonic plate is a massive, rigid segment of Earth's lithosphere that moves slowly over the asthenosphere, interacting with other plates to shape the planet's surface through processes like earthquakes, volcanism, and mountain building.
Observed surface forms (2)
- minor tectonic plate ×5
- ancient tectonic plate ×1
Instances (27)
- Antarctic Plate
- Explorer Plate
- Philippine Sea Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- South American Plate
- African Plate
- Gorda Plate
- Farallon Plate
- Juan de Fuca Plate
- Rivera Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Caroline Plate
- Amur Plate
- Scotia Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Arabian Plate
- North American Plate
- Aegean Sea Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Okinawa Plate
- Bird’s Head Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Yangtze Plate
- Indo-Australian Plate
- Nazca Plate
- Cocos Plate
- Somali Plate