Question

~fourth largest plate

~includes parts of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans

~subducts below the Eurasian Plate on the west side

~ the Arabian and Somali Plates form boundaries with it


What is the name of the tectonic plate described above?


A)

African Plate



B)

Eurasian Plate



C)

North American Plate



D)

Indo- Australian Plate

Answer 1

Answer:

Option (A)

Explanation:

The African plate is usually referred to as the fourth major (largest) tectonic plates that cover the continent of Africa and a portion of both the Atlantic and Indian ocean.

This plate shares a convergent plate boundary with the Eurasian plate towards its western side, where the African plate being denser subducts below the lighter Eurasian plate

It shares a boundary with the two smaller plates namely the Somalian and the Arabian plate towards its eastern side.

Thus, the correct answer is option (A).