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Tectonic plates are not below earth's surface; they would be considered "earth's surface." They are known as "crust" and can be either oceanic or continental. These plates and the upper mantle (known as the lithosphere) float on top of the asthenosphere. They can vary from between40-200 km in thickness.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe depth of the lithosphere varies widely by location. The range of depth is from 40 kilometers to 200 kilometers.
subducted lithosphere ranges upto 400km,which is the maximum depth it is being infered.
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∙ 9y agoA continental plate will range in thickness from 150 to 200 kilometers thick. This includes the crust, which varies from five to 70 kilometers in thickness.
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∙ 14y agoLithospheric slabs are subducted about 2900km into the mantle
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∙ 13y agoEverything on the surface of the earth are on tectonic plates and most of them are a few kilometres thick
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∙ 15y ago50-250 miles thick
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∙ 14y agoThe litosphere is about 90 miles deep
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∙ 13y ago80 km deep ;)
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What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
Deep ocean trenches are evidence for?
Deep ocean trenches are typically the evidence of the collision of tectonic plates. This collision is often known as subduction.
How did a rift valley form?
the tectonic plates separate and the ground moves down. then a rift valley is formed
What does tectonic movement affect the earth?
The movement of tectonic plates has created all of the continents by moving apart. Mountain ranges were formed by the plates running into each other.
What is under the tectonic plates under ground?
Tectonic plates move because they are floating on top of the liquid mantle.
Are tectonic plate under ground or above ground?
Tectonic Plates are the ground. They are large slabs of earth that float on top of the magma.
How deep trenches are formed?
Deep-ocean trenches are formed where seafloor tectonic plates subduct under continental plates.
What are tectonic plates and plate boundaries?
Tectonic plates are plates underneath the ground we stand on that help to form the structure of the earth, when two tectonic plates colide they create terrains such as mountains. they have also been known to cause some Tsunami's.
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
What are the deep cracks where tectonic plates pull away from each other?
This deep cracks a better known as Faults.
How are moutains made?
movement of tectonic plates or magma rising under ground
Are tectonic plates on the lithosphere?
no they are on the ground that everything, you, the buildings and all the cars stand on.
What occurs when ground near tectonic plates shifts changes position?
Earthquake
The sections of solid ground floating' are called what?
Tectonic plates.
What occurs when ground near tectonic plates shift and change position?
Earthquake
What are the plates that make up Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
