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Where are tectonic plates located?
The entire crust (or outer layer) of the planet Earth is composed of plates, and the movements of those plates are described by the science of plate tectonics.
What caused pangaea's plates to move?
The movement of tectonic plates caused by convection currents in the mantle.
What layer of the mantle contains tectonic plates?
The Lithosphere contains 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.
What allows plates of the lithosphere to move?
Lithospheric plates are regions of Earth's crust and upper mantle that are fractured into plates that move across a deeper plasticine mantle. Hopefully this will help :)
What are the features of the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is the outermost shell of a rocky planet. On Earth, it is the crust and the upper mantle of the planet, containing the tectonic plates.
Where are tectonic plates located?
The entire crust (or outer layer) of the planet Earth is composed of plates, and the movements of those plates are described by the science of plate tectonics.
On what layer do the crustal plates float?
The tectonic plates are floating on top of the molten rock and moving around the planet.
What are the main features of the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is the outermost shell of a rocky planet. On Earth, it is the crust and the upper mantle of the planet, containing the tectonic plates.
What plates are the mantle responsible for?
The mantle does not drive plates, the ductility of the Asthenosphere does.
Does Venus have a mantel?
Venus does have a mantel. Forces within the mantle are the causes of deformations on the planet as opposed to the tectonic plates on Earth.
What caused pangaea's plates to move?
The movement of tectonic plates caused by convection currents in the mantle.
Do the plates float on the mantle?
Tectonic plates float on the mantle because they are less dense
Why do the plates float on the mantle?
Tectonic plates float on the mantle because they are less dense
What may be the main cause of the plates to move?
Plates at our planet's surface move because of the intense heat in the Earth's core that causes molten rock in the mantle layer to move.
What is the plate tectonic theory and how is it possible?
The crust of the planet Earth is divided into plates which slowly move. This movement is possible because the plates float on the liquid rock (magma) of the Earth's mantle.
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.
