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Are the continents and ocean basins located in the asthenosphere?
No, the continents and ocean basins are located on the lithosphere, which is the rigid outer layer of the Earth. The asthenosphere is a semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere.
What layer of the earth makes up these plates and what layer are the continents are sliding on?
The plates on the top of the upper mantle are referred to as the lithosphere, which slides on the asthenosphere.well the mantle causes the continents to move on the ocean floor and sand it makes it slideyea know the crustti is i dont ge ehttt
Which earths layer includes the land that make up the continents and land under the ocean?
The layer that includes the land making up continents and the land under the ocean is the crust, which is the outermost layer of the Earth's surface. It is divided into continental crust, which forms the continents, and oceanic crust, which lies beneath the oceans.
what layer of the earth is the thin solid outermost layer?
The thin, solid, outermost layer of the Earth is officially known as the crust.
Continents and the ocean floor are part of earths solid rocky surface called?
crust
In which layer of the Earth is the ocean floor?
The crust contains the ocean floor and also the continents on Earth.
What is the definition for earth's crust?
the outer layer of earth ; includes continents,oceans and ocean floor
Fractured rock layer found at the edge of continents or on the ocean floor?
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What is the layer below the continents and the ocean floor?
The layer below the continents and the ocean floor is the Earth's mantle. It is a solid layer of rock that extends about 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) beneath the Earth's surface. The mantle is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates and drives processes like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
What is composed of the continents and the oceans floor?
Earth's crust is composed of the continents and the ocean floor.
Can plated carry continents or parts of the ocean floor but not both?
Tectonic Plates can't carry both ocean floor and continents on the same plate.
What is things rest upon crustal plates?
The continents and the ocean floor rest upon the plates.
Are the continents and ocean basins located in the asthenosphere?
No, the continents and ocean basins are located on the lithosphere, which is the rigid outer layer of the Earth. The asthenosphere is a semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere.
which layer of the earth forms ocean floor?
Ocean Crust.
Do continents reach the bottom of the ocean?
They do touch the ocean floor. they're like a giant mound, and the beaches flow into the water.
What layer of the earth makes up these plates and what layer are these continents sliding on?
The plates on the top of the upper mantle are referred to as the lithosphere, which slides on the asthenosphere.well the mantle causes the continents to move on the ocean floor and sand it makes it slideyea know the crustti is i dont ge ehttt
What layer of the earths make up these plates and what layer are are the continents sliding on?
The plates on the top of the upper mantle are referred to as the lithosphere, which slides on the asthenosphere.well the mantle causes the continents to move on the ocean floor and sand it makes it slideyea know the crustti is i dont ge ehttt
