asthenosphere
the plates float on top of the upper mantle
There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.
There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.
The tectonic plates float on the lithosphere. This overlies the asthenosphere.
Tectonic plates float on the mantle because they are less dense
Tectonic plates float on the mantle because they are less dense
There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.
The tectonic plates, part of the lithosphere, move around and float on the top of the asthenosphere.
Tectonic plates float on an underlying molten layer.
They don't. Tectonic plates float on the asthenosphere, as they are a bit less dense.
The crustal plates (both continental and oceanic) float on the denser mantle.
Magma.