Discussion
Which of the following is a minor tectonic plate ?
Answer: B
The minor plate is the Nazca plate.
The Earth's lithosphere is divided into seven major plates, including the Antarctic, Pacific and North American plates, and a number of minor plates, such as the Nazca, Cocos, Arabian, Philippine and Caribbean plates. The Nazca plate lies in the eastern Pacific off South America.
The Antarctic and surrounding oceanic plate, the Pacific plate and the North American plate are all major plates.
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