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Along with their attached rigid uppermost mantle, they are referred to as tectonic plates.
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Which of the earths layers is broken into several pieces?
The crust.
What are moving pieces under the earths surface that form the earths crust?
The answer is tectonic plates floating on the lithosphere. Does that answer your question? LOL :)
Opening in earths crust is called?
It is the volcano.
Cracks in earths crust are called?
fulat
What builds up when pieces of earths crust try to slide past each other?
Pressure
What is the opening called in the earths crust called through which lava gases and other pieces of rock erupt?
A volcano is the opening called in the earths crust called through which lava gases and other pieces of rock erupt.
What are the large pieces of earths crust that move over the asthenosphere called?
the tectonic plates lol
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.
Why pieces of earth's earliest crust do not exist today?
why do pieces of earths earliest crust not exist today
How do earthqukes form?
The earths crust is split into large pieces called plates. When they move they cause a earthquake.
Which of the earths layers is broken into several pieces?
The crust.
Break in earths crust where pieces of the crust move relative to each other?
A fault is a break in the Earth's crust where pieces of the crust move relative to each other. This movement can cause earthquakes as stress builds up along the fault line and is released suddenly. Faults are common in regions where tectonic plates interact and are essential for understanding earthquake hazards.
What are moving pieces under the earths surface that form the earths crust?
The answer is tectonic plates floating on the lithosphere. Does that answer your question? LOL :)
What is sections of the earths crust called?
what what
What is melted rock on the earths is called?
Lava....when its under the earths crust its called magma.
When the shift occurs in the earths crust the energy radiates as what?
what does the energy come out as when a shift occurs in the earths crust called
What is earths top surface?
It is called the crust.
