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The lithosphere has plates.
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Which layer are the plates in?
the plates are apart of the crust,the upper layer of the earth
Tectonic plates float on a layer of the earth called the?
The outer layer of the earth where the land masses are is called the crust
What layer of the earth makes up theses plates?
tectonic plates
Which layer of the earth is broken into seprate sections called plates?
This layer is the crust, which is the outermost layer of the earth's surface.
Which of earthes mechanical layers contains the seven major plates?
The Lithosphere is a mechanical layer on Earth that contains seven major plates.
What layer of the earth makes the plates?
The Lithosphere.
What layer do tectonic plates sit on?
The Crust of the Earth. (the top layer)
Which layer of the earth do the plates ride on?
The layer of the mantle that supports the plates is the aestenosphere. The plates and fluid upper mantle are referred to collectively as the lithosphere.
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.
What is the tectonic plates in earth's crust?
plates of the earth's crust that float on top of the molted mantle layer.
What layer of Earth does an earthquake happen?
On the first layer, which would be the Tectonic plates
Which layer of the earth contains the tectonic plates?
The plates are part of the crust, the upper layer of the Earth. The plates are moved by currents in the upper mantle. The plates and flexible upper mantle are referred to collectively as the lithosphere and sit atop the mantle layer called the aesthenosphere.
