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No they are broken pieces of the earth which are what causes hurricanes, volcano explosions...etc.
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Are tectonic plates made of mantle?
The solid portion of the upper mantle which behaves as a brittle solid is known as the lithospheric mantle. This part of the upper mantle along with the crust forms tectonic plates.
Are plates made of Earth's crust and asthenosphere?
Tectonic plates are formed from the lithosphere which is the solid brittle portion of the upper mantle and the crust so tectonic plates are part of both the crust and the upper brittle mantle.
What layer of the mantle contains tectonic plates?
The Lithosphere contains the tectonic plates. :)
What is the name for rigid blocks of Earth's crust and upper mantle?
Tectonic plates.
What is broken into tectonic plates?
The Earths upper layer which consists of the Crust and Upper Mantle makes up the Tectonic Plates. This layer is called the Lithosphere.
Which layers of the earth compose the earth's plates?
The lithosphere (which is composed of the crust and solid brittle upper mantle) makes up the Earth's tectonic plates.
What are the subdivision of lithosphere?
Lithosphere is categorized into two sections. They are crust and upper most mantle. Crust includes continental and oceanic crust and technology.
Where are tectonic plates located?
The entire crust (or outer layer) of the planet Earth is composed of plates, and the movements of those plates are described by the science of plate tectonics.
Which layer of the earth contains the tectonic plates?
The plates are part of the crust, the upper layer of the Earth. The plates are moved by currents in the upper mantle. The plates and flexible upper mantle are referred to collectively as the lithosphere and sit atop the mantle layer called the aesthenosphere.
What are earth's tectonic plates?
Sections of Earth's crust that "float" over the upper mantle.
What layer alone with the crust forms the solid tectonic plates?
The plates are in the crust and upper mantle of the earth. I believe they are part of the lithosphere.
What is composed of oceanic continental crust and upper mantle?
That would be the lithosphere which is split into tectonic plates.
