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no,the crust is where all of the techtonique plat movements take place.
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What do the 7 plates in the lithosphere float on?
The tectonic plates which form Earth's crust move on top of the outer layer of the mantle. This layer of the mantle is known as the asthenosphere.
What happens when two tectonic plates move apart?
Magma seeps up through the two plates from the mantle and form volcanos.
What is the soft layer of the mantle on which plates move?
its because the plates
What is the Soft layer of the mantle on which the plates move?
its because the plates
Plates may move because of this type of movement in the mantle?
mantle
What allows plates of the lithosphere to move?
Lithospheric plates are regions of Earth's crust and upper mantle that are fractured into plates that move across a deeper plasticine mantle. Hopefully this will help :)
What is a constructive force caused by the convection currents in the earth's mantle?
Convection currents in the earth's mantle cause the plates to move. When this happens, mountains can form.
What drives the process of plate teconics?
Mantle convection causes the tectonic plates of the Earth to move slowly. Mantle convection is when heat moves from the mantle to the surface and causes the mantle, and the tectonic plates to move very slowly.
Which layer of the earth contains convection currents that move the tectonic plates?
The upper mantle contains convection currents that move the tectonic plates.
What is convection and how does it cause plates to move?
What is convection and how does it cause plates to move? What are the consequences of convection in the mantle?
What happens as earths mantle drags on the bottom of techtonic plates?
The plates move
Why do lithosperic PLATES move constantly?
mantle movements
