Tectonic plates
The surface of the Earth is split up into a number of large sections of rock called tectonic plates.
Try to recall the following picture to help you recall that these plates are called tectonic plates:
![The earths crust is not one structure it is split in a number of sections called tectonic plates, these plates move around as they float on top of mantle these create land but also destroy](/images/user/base/Chemistry/13. Earths Structure/2.13.3 Tectonic plates image.jpg)
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The surface of the Earth is split up into a number of large sections of rock called tectonic plates.
Try to recall the following picture to help you recall that these plates are called tectonic plates: