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Contains the tectonic plates?
lithosphere
What kinds of tectonic plates are there?
There are two kinds of plates- continental lithosphere and oceanic lithosphere. There are many types of plate boundaries, like convergent, divergent, transform, and more. Continental lithosphere is granite and oceanic is basalt.
The crust and upper mantle are called the?
The crust and the upper mantle are a geological part of the earth called the lithosphere. There are 2 parts of the lithosphere: the oceanic lithosphere, which is made up of land underneath water, and the continental lithosphere, which is the the part made of just land. The lithosphere lies on top of the asthenosphere. The lithosphere is made up of tectonic plates, which are pieces of land floating on the lithosphere.
What does the plates of lithosphere float on top of?
The plates of lithosphere float on top of the semi-fluid asthenosphere, which is located beneath the lithosphere in the Earth's upper mantle. The asthenosphere allows the plates to move and interact with each other due to its partially molten and more ductile nature compared to the lithosphere above it.
What layer moves at tectonic plates?
The lithosphere is the layer that moves with the tectonic plates. The lithosphere is made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle, and it is broken into tectonic plates that move and interact with each other.
How is lithosphere divided and how many plates were there?
Tectonic plates, 3 plates
What are lithosphere plates and how are lithosphere plates related to earthquakes?
they are related by,they are plates
How many large lithosphere plates exist?
nine
Is the lithosphere located in the plates why not?
Yes, the tectonic plates-both continental and oceanic- are part of the lithosphere.
What layer of the earth has plates?
The lithosphere has plates.
Which of earthes mechanical layers contains the seven major plates?
The Lithosphere is a mechanical layer on Earth that contains seven major plates.
Are tectonic plates part of the asthenosphere or the lithosphere?
Tectonic plates are segments of the lithosphere. They float on top of the asthenosphere.
Why do earthquake occur in the lithosphere?
Because there are tectonic plates there in the lithosphere.
What is the mechanics layer of earth that contains tectonic plates?
Lithosphere (apex)
What are the segments into which the lithosphere is divided?
The lithosphere is divided into what we call tectonic plates.
What moves the lithosphere plates?
the earth
What are the sections of the lithosphere?
tectonic plates
