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What is the mechanics layer of earth that contains tectonic plates?
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Lithosphere (apex)
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What region of the earth contains tectonic plates?
the crust contains the tectonic plates!!
What earth layer contains the tectonic plates?
the crust
What is the mechanical of earth that contains the tectonic plates?
Lithosphere (apex)
Which layer of the earth contains convection currents that move the tectonic plates?
The upper mantle contains convection currents that move the tectonic plates.
Which of earthes mechanical layers contains the seven major plates?
The Lithosphere is a mechanical layer on Earth that contains seven major plates.
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
Which earth mechanical layers contains the seven major plates?
The lithosphere (a combination of the crust and the uppermost brittle layer of the mantle) is divided into tectonic plates, including the seven major tectonic plates.
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 do you call the pieces of the Earth's crust?
The different pieces that the Earth's crust is broken into are known as tectonic plates.
What is earth tectonic activities?
It is when Earth's tectonic plates move around.
Each huge block of earth's crust is called?
Large pieces of the Earth's crust are called tectonic plates. Currently, there are 7 to 8 major tectonic plates in the Earth's crust.
What kind of plates are made up of the earth?
The Earth's plates are called tectonic plates.
