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What is layer has the oceanic and continental plates?
The crust.
What layer of Earth makes up the plates and what layer causes them to move?
The plates are made up of the Earth's lithosphere, which is the outermost layer of the Earth. The movement of these plates is caused by the flow of the semi-fluid asthenosphere layer beneath the lithosphere.
What kinds of tectonic plates are there?
There are two kinds of plates- continental lithosphere and oceanic lithosphere. There are many types of plate boundaries, like convergent, divergent, transform, and more. Continental lithosphere is granite and oceanic is basalt.
What layer of earth forms the continents?
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
What layer of the earth makes up the continental plates?
The continental lithosphere.
Do lithospheric plates include both continental crust and oceanic crust?
Yes, lithospheric plates can include both continental and oceanic crust. These plates are composed of the rigid outer layer of Earth's surface, which consists of the upper part of the mantle and the crust. Continental crust is less dense and thicker than oceanic crust, but both can form part of lithospheric plates.
What is meant by continental crust and oceanic crust?
They are two different types of crust. Continental crust is heavier than Oceanic crust, so when the two collide, the Continental crust 'subducts' under the Oceanic Crust. 'Crust' referring to the tectonic plates, the surface of the Earth we stand on.
How are oceanic crust and continental crust similar?
Both oceanic and continental crust are composed of solid rock and are part of the Earth's outermost layer. They both float on the semi-liquid layer of the mantle. Additionally, both types of crust are important components of the Earth's tectonic plates.
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 This layer of the crust is made of granite?
The layer of the crust that is made of granite is called the continental crust. It is thicker and less dense compared to the oceanic crust, which is made of basalt. The continental crust is primarily composed of granite and covers the Earth's continents.
What layer of earth makes up the plates?
the crust + lithosphere earth's crust: crust crust continental crust lithosphere crust continental and oceanic crust mantle asthenosphere mantle lower mantle mantle outer core outer core inner core inner core
What is the largest layer of earths surface?
The largest layer of Earth's surface is the crust, which is divided into oceanic and continental crust. The continental crust is thicker and less dense than the oceanic crust, covering about 40% of the Earth's surface.
