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Parts of tectonic plates that are located above mantle plumes are called?
The part of the tectonic plates located above mantle plumes are called "hot spots". --- Source(s) : Does Google count?
What layer of the mantle contains tectonic plates?
The Lithosphere contains the tectonic plates. :)
Are all tectonic plates located at earth's core?
No tectonic plates are in or even near the earth's core! The tectonic plates are fragments of the earth's crust. At subduction zones the edge of the subducting tectonic plate descends as much as a few hundred miles down into the earth's mantle before melting and becoming part of the mantle.
What part of the earths interior is inferred to have convection currents that cause tectonic plated to move?
asthensophere
The motion of tectonic plates is part of a larger system that includes?
Convection currents in the mantle
Parts of tectonic plates that are located above mantle plumes are called?
The part of the tectonic plates located above mantle plumes are called "hot spots". --- Source(s) : Does Google count?
Are tectonic plates made of mantle?
The solid portion of the upper mantle which behaves as a brittle solid is known as the lithospheric mantle. This part of the upper mantle along with the crust forms tectonic plates.
What layer of the mantle contains tectonic plates?
The Lithosphere contains the tectonic plates. :)
What part of the mantle allows tectonic plates to move?
The lithosphere.
Are all tectonic plates located at earth's core?
No tectonic plates are in or even near the earth's core! The tectonic plates are fragments of the earth's crust. At subduction zones the edge of the subducting tectonic plate descends as much as a few hundred miles down into the earth's mantle before melting and becoming part of the mantle.
Tectonic plates move by sliding on the molten upper part of the?
mantle
What part of the earths interior is inferred to have convection currents that cause tectonic plated to move?
asthensophere
The motion of tectonic plates is part of a larger system that includes?
Convection currents in the mantle
Are plates made of Earth's crust and asthenosphere?
Tectonic plates are formed from the lithosphere which is the solid brittle portion of the upper mantle and the crust so tectonic plates are part of both the crust and the upper brittle mantle.
What layer of Earth's mantle do plates slide over?
Tectonic plates are part of the Earth's crust known as the lithosphere. They slide over the outer part of the Earth's mantle called the asthenosphere.
What name is given to a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle?
A tectonic plate would fit the above description.A tectonic (lithospheric) plate.A lithospheric (tectonic) plate.
What is the part of the earth which the tectonic plates are able to move?
The mantle moves the continents, which is called continental drift.
