A subduction zone is the name given to a region where one plate of the earth's crust is sliding under another plate. This is a term found in plate tectonics.
Another word for Earth's outer surface is "crust."
Another word for the Earth's crust is lithosphere. It is the solid outermost layer of the Earth.
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No, the asthenosphere is not part of the Earth's crust. It is a layer within the upper mantle, located below the lithosphere. The asthenosphere is a semi-fluid region that allows the lithospheric plates to move.
The crust, more specifically the lithosphere.
The worlds tectonic plates slide on the earths mantle.
crack in earths crust where two plates are sliding past each other
Another word for Earth's outer surface is "crust."
Another word for the Earth's crust is lithosphere. It is the solid outermost layer of the Earth.
Tectonic Plates are part of the crust, and floats on the semi-molten rock magma layer.
the lithosphere and the crust of the earth are the same lithosphere is another word for crust so the thickest is both of them.
The plates float on top of a liquid rock just below the earth's crust. :) $m!/ey G!r/
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The Earths crust is approximately 650 km deep.
It is a fault.
The sudden vibration in the plates inside the crust causes the earths crust to rise & fall.
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