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Tectonic Plates

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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TECTONIC PLATES

By Janvi Shah
Photo by theqspeaks

We are on the North American Plate. Which is one of the 7 primary plates that make up the world.

The North American Plate, for the most part is headed in the general southwest area. Away from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

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The North American Plate moves approximately 2.3-2.5 cm away from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Photo by Tim Evanson

The word "tectonic" is part of the Greek root for "to build". It's used to define how the Earth is built of moving plates.

Plate Tectonics is a scientific theory explaining the movement of the Earths Lithosphere ( the outest most layer).