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What part of the earth is broken into large plates?
The litoshphere is the part of the earth broken into large plates also known as the crust the lithoshpere is the thinnest layer of all earths layers it
What layer in earths mantle do the plates slide over?
The asthenosphere.
Large brittle pieces of Earth Outer shell?
Plates are individual pieces of the lithosphere which are made of brittle rock.
What layer of the earth makes up theses plates?
tectonic plates
What layer below earths outher layer?
The layer below the earth's outer layer is mesosphere. It is the 3rd layer.
What is the name of the earths outside pieces?
The Earth's outer layer is called the Crust, and the crust is split into various types of tectonic plates.
What layer of the earth makes up earths plates?
The lithosphere.
What layer of earth is made up of plates that move?
The earths crust
What layer of the earth make up these plates?
"plates" are the term for the giant sheets of rock on the earths crust
The part of earths outer layer that move are called?
Tectonic Platesplates
What can be found directly under the plates of the earths crust?
The Earth's tectonic plates lay on top of the outer layer of the mantle. This layer is known as the asthenosphere.
What is the theory that explains how large pieces of Earths outermost layer move around?
It's called 'plate tectonics' - and explains that the Earth's crust is composed of large pieces (or plates) that 'glide' over the molten mantle beneath.
What are the giant pieces of earth outer layer where most earthquakes occur called?
tectonic plates
The upper layer of earth consists of more than a dozen major pieces called?
The outermost layer of the Earth is termed the lithosphere. Current theory holds that it is composed of tectonic plates, eight large plates and many smaller ones.
What part of the earth is broken into large plates?
The litoshphere is the part of the earth broken into large plates also known as the crust the lithoshpere is the thinnest layer of all earths layers it
What are plates that are part of the earths outer layer called?
Tectonic Plates.
What layer are the plates on?
The worlds tectonic plates slide on the earths mantle.
