Continental plates are usually quite thick (between 35 to 70 km) compared to the much thinner oceanic plates (between 5 and 10 km). The oceanic rocks are usually made from basalt, while ...
Earth’s surface is made up of different sections called tectonic plates. Most mountains are fold mountains, which means they’re created when two tectonic plates collide, and they force the ...
MyPlate replaced the food pyramid. It comes from the U.S. government as a way to picture what to put on your plate. The beauty of MyPlate is in using a plate icon to "measure" the relative portion ...