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Earth is made up of: the inner core, the outer core, the mantle, and the crust. The crust of the earth, or the outer rocky layer, is divided between oceanic crust and continental crust. These crusts float atop the mantle, which is made up of very hot molten rock.
All of the continents, including Australia, are constantly moving, or floating.
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∙ 12y agoAustralia floats on the Indo- Australian plate (Indian- Australian).
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∙ 13y agothey dont float they are on the inside of the earth
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∙ 12y agoThe plates float on magma in the mantle.
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Plates of the lithosphere float on Core?
Plates of the lithosphere do not float on the core. They float on the asthenosphere (plastic mantle). Due to convection currents and the earths rotation, plates glide over the asthenosphere. This theory is the theory of Plate Tectonics.
What are tectonic plantes?
Tectonic plates are plates that float on the earths mantle. There are 8 major tectonic plates on the earth and at the joints of these many earthquakes seem to occur.
What is the scientific theory that says the large plates of the Earths outer crust float on the surface?
Plate Tectonics!
Plates beneath the earths crust are located where?
The Earth's crust is made of plates which float on the Earth's mantle. They are located on the entire planetary surface. Even oceans lie on top of plates.
What are the tectonic plates float on?
The continental plates float on asthenosphere, molten rock (lava).
What do the plates that form the earths crust float on?
There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.
What does it mean to say earths plates float?
plates actually float on earth's mantle
Plates of the lithosphere float on Core?
Plates of the lithosphere do not float on the core. They float on the asthenosphere (plastic mantle). Due to convection currents and the earths rotation, plates glide over the asthenosphere. This theory is the theory of Plate Tectonics.
What does it mean to say that Earths plates''float''?
Earth`s move around
What are tectonic plantes?
Tectonic plates are plates that float on the earths mantle. There are 8 major tectonic plates on the earth and at the joints of these many earthquakes seem to occur.
What is the scientific theory that says the large plates of the Earths outer crust float on the surface?
Plate Tectonics!
Plates beneath the earths crust are located where?
The Earth's crust is made of plates which float on the Earth's mantle. They are located on the entire planetary surface. Even oceans lie on top of plates.
How does plate tectonics affect the mantle?
Tectonic Plates float on top of the earths mantle, the earths mantle is made up liquid which is always circulating.
Where does crustal plates float?
the plates float on top of the upper mantle
What do the plates on the earth crust float on?
There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.
Tectonic plates float on what?
The tectonic plates float on the lithosphere. This overlies the asthenosphere.
What do the plates on the Earth's crust float on?
There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.
