Name: Origin of the Universe: An Enigma
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 2 min 29 s
Description: Are you not bewildered by the enormity of the Universe? The Big Bang Theory will tell us about its formation from just a point to such a vast, overwhelming e...

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What is meant by plate ? What plate do you live on? Are you close to a plate boundary? If yes, have you experienced the effects of plate movement? If you have lived in other places, what plates were you living on then?

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Tectonic plates, large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust, move constantly to reshape the Earth's landscape. The system of ideas behind plate tectonics theory suggests that Earth's outer shell (lithosphere) is divided into several plates that glide over the Earth's rocky inner layer above the soft core

The Indo-Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate that includes the continent of Australia and surrounding ocean, and extends northwest to include the Indian subcontinent and adjacent waters.

The India plate borders the Eurasia plate on its northern and eastern boundary; Arabian plate on its, western boundary; Somalia, Capricorn, and Australia plates to the south Typically, a convergent plate boundary—such as the one between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate—forms towering mountain ranges, like the Himalaya, as Earth's crust is crumpled and pushed upward. In some cases, however, a convergent plate boundary can result in one tectonic plate diving underneath another.

Paul Morris and Patricia Deo Solutions for Chapter: How does Our Planet Work?, Exercise 19: DISCUSS

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