AP Rhetorical Devices Examples: loose sentence(non-periodic) sentence, and a periodic sentence. LOOSE SENTENCE - begins with a main clause that is followed by phrases and/or clauses that modify the main clause. These phrases or clauses add information to the main or independent clause.
Other patterns such as the locations of earthquakes, mountain belts, and volcanoes, the shape of the sea floor, and the distribution of. rocks and fossils can. be seen. Geologists have developed the theory of. plate tectonics to explain these features. According to plate tectonics, the outer part of. the Earth is a layer of rock about 100 kilometers. thick. This shell is very thin compared to the size of. the Earth. This shell is divided into at least 25. pieces, which are called plates.
Tectonic shift is the movement of the plates that make up Earthâs crust. The Earth is made up of roughly a dozen major plates and several minor plates. The Earth is in a constant state of change.Earthâs crust, called the lithosphere, consists of 15 to 20 moving tectonic plates.The plates can be thought of like pieces of a cracked shell that rest on the hot, molten rock of Earthâs mantle and fit snugly against one another.he Earth is in a constant state of change. Earthâs crust, called the lithosphere, consists of 15 to 20 moving tectonic plates. The plates can be thought of like pieces of a cracked shell that rest on the hot, molten rock of Earthâs mantle and fit snugly against one another.