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The layer on which the tectonic plates move is called the what?
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∙ 13y ago
It is called the asthenosphere, the layer of hot, ductile rock directly below the lithosphere.
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The part of earths outer layer that move are called?
Tectonic Platesplates
What is it called when tectonic plates move closer?
Convergence.
What is the process called that causes the tectonic plates to move?
Its more ov a movement really not a process. Tectonic plates move due to convection currents in the mantle.
At a mid Ocean ridge how do the two tectonic plates move?
The plates move apart, which is called a divergent boundary.
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
The part of earths outer layer that move are called?
Tectonic Platesplates
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
What is the pieces of lithosphere move slowly over this soft layer of the mantle?
Those are called TECTONIC PLATES.
What is the soft layer of the mantle where tectonic plates move?
asthenosphere
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 partially molten layer on which tectonic plates of the lithosphere move?
crust
What is the solid plastic layer of earth on which tectonic plates move?
The asthenosphere.
What caused pangaea's plates to move?
The movement of tectonic plates caused by convection currents in the mantle.
What is it called when tectonic plates move closer?
Convergence.
The lithosphere is broken into pieces called what?
what causes the earths tectonic plates to move
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 is the process called that causes the tectonic plates to move?
Its more ov a movement really not a process. Tectonic plates move due to convection currents in the mantle.
