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The outer layer of the earth where the land masses are is called the crust

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What do the plates on the earth crust float on?

There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.


What do the plates on the Earth's crust float on?

There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.


Tectonic plates float on a layer of earth called the what?

Lithosphere


What do the tectonic plates float on?

The tectonic plates, part of the lithosphere, move around and float on the top of the asthenosphere.


What do the plates that form the earths crust float on?

There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.


What do you call the pieces of the Earth's crust?

The pieces of the Earth's crust are called tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid layer of the Earth's mantle and interact with each other, causing movements such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.


The tectonic plates float on what layer of earth?

The earth's tectonic plates are said to "float" on layers of magma, which is molten, or very hot liquid rock deep under the surface of theearth.


What is the tectonic plates in earth's crust?

plates of the earth's crust that float on top of the molted mantle layer.


What is magma and what does it do?

Magma is lava underneath the earth. The tectonic plates of the earth float on it.


What is broken into sections called plates which float on top of the crust?

The Earth's outer layer, or lithosphere, is broken into sections called tectonic plates. These plates float on top of the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them and interact with each other at plate boundaries, causing movements such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.


What are the giant pieces of the earth's crust called?

plates


Tectonic plates float on what?

The tectonic plates float on the lithosphere. This overlies the asthenosphere.