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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.
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Which earth mechanical layers contains the seven major plates?
The lithosphere (a combination of the crust and the uppermost brittle layer of the mantle) is divided into tectonic plates, including the seven major tectonic plates.
What layer of the earth makes up theses plates?
tectonic plates
The physical layer of earth that is divided into tectonic plates is called the?
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What layer of the mantle contains tectonic plates?
The Lithosphere contains the tectonic plates. :)
The tectonic plates are located in a layer that is?
The layer that the tectonic plates are located is the Upper Mantle and it is liquid.
What earth layer contains the tectonic plates?
the crust
Which of earthes mechanical layers contains the seven major plates?
The Lithosphere is a mechanical layer on Earth that contains seven major plates.
Which layer of the earth contains convection currents that move the tectonic plates?
The upper mantle contains convection currents that move the tectonic plates.
What is the mechanics layer of earth that contains tectonic plates?
Lithosphere (apex)
What layer contains the tectonic plates?
the crust
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 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.
Which earth mechanical layers contains the seven major plates?
The lithosphere (a combination of the crust and the uppermost brittle layer of the mantle) is divided into tectonic plates, including the seven major tectonic plates.
What layer of the earth makes up theses plates?
tectonic plates
What layer do tectonic plates sit on?
The Crust of the Earth. (the top layer)
What layer of the earth containsthe tectonic plates?
the crust.
What is each layer of the Earth composed of?
Tectonic Plates
