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)
Plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere layer, which is part of the upper mantle. This layer is under the lithosphere and allows the movement of the tectonic plates.
The outer layer of the earth where the land masses are is called the crust
Tectonic plates float on the asthenosphere, which is a semi-fluid layer of the Earth's mantle. This allows the plates to move and interact with each other, causing geological phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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Tectonic plates float on the asthenosphere, which is a semi-liquid layer of the Earth's upper mantle. The movement of these plates is driven by convection currents in the asthenosphere.
Tectonic plates float on the mantle because they are less dense
Tectonic plates float on the mantle because they are less dense
The tectonic plates, part of the lithosphere, move around and float on the top of the asthenosphere.
Plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere layer, which is part of the upper mantle. This layer is under the lithosphere and allows the movement of the tectonic plates.
The outer layer of the earth where the land masses are is called the crust
plates of the earth's crust that float on top of the molted mantle layer.
The Earth's plates are presently drifting on the semi-fluid asthenosphere layer of the mantle. This movement is driven by the heat generated from the Earth's core and the process known as mantle convection.
You are referring to tectonic plates.
Sections of Earth's crust that "float" over the upper mantle.
Tectonic plates float on the asthenosphere, which is a semi-fluid layer of the Earth's mantle. This allows the plates to move and interact with each other, causing geological phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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.
No. The asthenosphere is a ductile layer of the mantle that tectonic plates float on top of.