0
What layer of the earth drives the tectonic plates into motion?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
All layers of the Earth are moving, in some fashion.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What caused the shifting earth?
Convection in the earth's mantle drives the movement of the tectonic plates.
What are the countries in the tectonic plate?
all countries are on tectonic plates because everything on the surface of the earth is on tectonic plates. be more specific with your questions.
What plastic like layer has tectonic plates ride on it?
The middle layer of earth that is MANTLE. It has the tectonic plates floating on it.
A tectonic plate is a slab of earth's?
crust? what is it that you are asking exactly?
What is the tectonic plates in earth's crust?
plates of the earth's crust that float on top of the molted mantle layer.
How does the motion of the tectonic plates relate to continental drift?
Continental drift is the theory that "plates" on the Earth are constantly in motion and have been for millions of years. Tectonic plates are the actual moving plates.
How does the motion of tectonic plates relate continental drift?
Continental drift is the theory that "plates" on the Earth are constantly in motion and have been for millions of years. Tectonic plates are the actual moving plates.
How does motion of tectonic plates relate to continental drift?
Continental drift is the theory that "plates" on the Earth are constantly in motion and have been for millions of years. Tectonic plates are the actual moving plates.
What caused the shifting earth?
Convection in the earth's mantle drives the movement of the tectonic plates.
What are in constant motion and change the forms of the earth crusts?
tectonic plates
Are in constant motion and change the form of the earth's crust?
tectonic plates.
What drives the motion of the continental plates on Earth?
convection cells in the mantle
What drives the slow movement of the plates and the convection?
Mantle convection is the slow creeping motion of Earth's rocky mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior of the earth to the surface. It is the driving force that causes tectonic plates to move around the Earth's surface.
Are in constant motion and change the forms of the Earth's crust?
Tectonic Plates ----APEX ;D
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
Where do plates float?
The Earth's tectonic plates are in constant motion. This movement is possible because they lay on top of the asthenosphere which is the outer mantle.
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.
