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When plates move which type will float higher on the asthenosphere and why?
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Plasticlike layer of Earth on which the lithosperic plates float and move around?
Asthenosphere
What is broken into 30 sections that move around on the asthenosphere?
plates
What is the ocean of molten rock on which the continents float called?
There is no ocean of molten rock underneath the continents. Tectonic plates, both oceanic and continental, move on top of the ductile asthenosphere.
What structures in the Earth move on the asthenosphere?
The lithosphere over lies the asthenosphere and is broken up into discrete sections known as tectonic plates which move.
How do physical properties of the asthenosphere support the ideas of continental drift and sea floor spreading?
The asthenosphere allows tectonic plates to move
What do the tectonic plates float on?
The tectonic plates, part of the lithosphere, move around and float on the top of the asthenosphere.
Plasticlike layer of Earth on which the lithosperic plates float and move around?
Asthenosphere
How does the motions in the asthenosphere can move tectonic plates?
The asthenosphere lies beneath the lithosphere, which is where the tectonic plates lie. Because of the high temperature, the asthenosphere has the property to flow (plasticity); the tectonic plates "float" on this flow.
What are structures on earth that move on the asthenosphere?
One example of a structure on Earth that moves on the asthenosphere is a tectonic plate. These plates are huge sections of Earth's lithosphere that float and move on the semi-fluid asthenosphere. The movement of these plates is responsible for phenomena such as earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountains.
Structures in earth that move on the asthenosphere?
The tectonic plates are the structures that move on the asthenosphere. The plates are found on the lithosphere which lies over the asthenosphere.
What do the 7 plates in the lithosphere float on?
The tectonic plates which form Earth's crust move on top of the outer layer of the mantle. This layer of the mantle is known as the asthenosphere.
What happens in asthenosphere?
It's where the plates of the lithosphere move around on, the plastic like layer of the asthenosphere. the plates move around on these
What is the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move?
It Is Known As The Asthenoshere
Do tectonic plates 'float' on the surface of the mantle?
The tectonic plates (the lithosphere) are made of the crust and upper brittle part of the mantle. They 'float' on the hotter and softer mantle below, which is still a solid, but can flow like plasticine (the asthenosphere)
Do tectonic plates move around on the asthenosphere?
Yes
How does the plasticity of the Asthenosphere help tectonic plates move?
Because the Asthenosphere is malleable, divergent boundaries and convergent boundaries are formed. The plasticity of the Asthenosphere allows the plates to move through sea floor spreading and subduction zones.
How does the rock move in the asthenosphere?
Convection Currents carry the plates
