Question

Select the similarities between the Caribbean and scotia plates

Answer 1

They are both relatively small for plates, they do not encompass large land masses, they are both encompass mafic rock

Answer 2

Caribbean and Scotia plates similarities:

• The similarities between the Caribbean and Scotia is that they are both smaller and are similar in size. They also don't enclose a large area of land due to their size.
• The popular rock found on both of them is mafic igneous rocks which have high amount of magnesium and ferric oxides.
• The Caribbean plate is around 3.2 million square Km and Scotia plate is 2.4 million square Km.