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What layer of Earth makes up the plates and what layer causes them to move?
The layer of the Earth which makes up the plates is called the lithosphere. The lithosphere is composed of the continental and oceanic crusts along with the hard upper mantle.
What physical layer of Earth is fractured into large rock plates?
The lithosphere.
What layer of the earth makes up the continental plates?
The continental lithosphere.
What layer of the earth do its plates move on?
the lithosphere but mostly inner mantle
What is the deepest layer of the lithosphere?
The deepest layer of the lithosphere is called the asthenosphere. It is located just below the lithosphere and is made up of partially molten rock that allows the lithosphere to move and float on top of it. The asthenosphere plays a crucial role in plate tectonics and the movement of Earth's crustal plates.
Tectonic plates float on a layer of earth called the what?
Lithosphere
What layer of the earth has plates?
The lithosphere has plates.
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.
Which of earthes mechanical layers contains the seven major plates?
The Lithosphere is a mechanical layer on Earth that contains seven major plates.
According to the theory of plate tectonics on which layer of Earth do plates float?
These plates make up the top layer of the Earth called the lithosphere. Directly under that layer is the asthenosphere. It's a flowing area of molten rock.
What layer of the earth makes the plates?
The Lithosphere.
What is the mechanics layer of earth that contains tectonic plates?
Lithosphere (apex)
The layer of the earth that is made up of plates?
The lithosphere.
On what part of the earth do the crustal plates float?
The Earth's crust, also called the lithosphere, floats on the upper layer of the mantle. This part of the mantle is known as the asthenosphere.
What part of the earth do the crustal plates float?
The Earth's crust, also called the lithosphere, floats on the upper layer of the mantle. This part of the mantle is known as the asthenosphere.
What layer of the earth makes up earths plates?
The lithosphere.
What is the layer of the earth that makes up the tectonic plates?
The lithosphere.
