CRUST I JUST LEARNED THAT IT'S CRUST (I think )
The continents of the Earth are sliding through the asthenosphere. This is the viscous part of the mantle on which the plates of the lithosphere sit.
Continents and tectonic plates are sliding on the asthenosphere, which is a ductile layer of the Earth's mantle below the lithosphere. The asthenosphere allows for the movement of tectonic plates due to its semi-fluid properties.
The outer crust.
The worlds tectonic plates slide on the earths mantle.
Tectonic Plates are part of the crust, and floats on the semi-molten rock magma layer.
AnswerIt is caused by the convection currents and the heat transfer of the Earth. it is because the centre of the earth is filled with magma this creates energy and pushes the plates up, this then heats the sea and the plates float
the plates are apart of the crust,the upper layer of the earth
mantle
The lithosphere has plates.
The mantle.
The plates on the top of the upper mantle are referred to as the lithosphere, which slides on the asthenosphere.well the mantle causes the continents to move on the ocean floor and sand it makes it slideyea know the crustti is i dont ge ehttt
The asthenosphere is a region of the Earth's upper mantle that is soft and putty-like, allowing for the movement of tectonic plates. This semi-fluid layer lies beneath the lithosphere and facilitates the sliding of tectonic plates over it.