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the crust. the layer below that is the layer of molten lava called the mantle. the continental plates move and float on this. this is known as continental drift
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What layer of the earth do the continents move on?
the crust is the top layer of the earth
What are earth's largest landmasses and bodies of water called?
Continents. The Earth has 7 continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica.
What is the upper layer of the Earth including the crust?
The layer of the Earth which forms the tectonic plates is composed of the crust and uppermost mantle and is called the lithosphere.
What do you call the thin outer layer of the earth?
crust
What is the layer of bedrock near Earth's surface that forms a continuous shell?
I think it is Magma
What layer of the earth do the continents move on?
the crust is the top layer of the earth
What layer of the earth are the continents sliding on?
mantle
Which layer of the earth are the continents a part of?
the crust.
What is Earth's outermost layer on which the continents are located?
The Crust.
What are earth's continents considered to be part of what layer?
The crust.
What layer of earth makes up these plates and what layer are the continents look the way they do today?
rocks
What layer of the earth makes up these plates and what layer are the continents look the way they do today?
rocks
What is the defitition of continental crust?
The continental crust is the basis of the continents. It is the layer of rock, which is mostly granitic, that forms the continents and continental shelves.
What is the layer of rock that forms earth's outer layer?
This is known as the crust.
What is the definition for earth's crust?
the outer layer of earth ; includes continents,oceans and ocean floor
In which layer of the Earth is the ocean floor?
The crust contains the ocean floor and also the continents on Earth.
What is the liquid earth layer?
The layer of the earth in liquid form is the mantle. It is made up of magma and lies directly beneath the earth's crust. This liquid is responsible for moving continents and earthquakes. It is the thickest layer of the earth.
