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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.

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What layer moves underneath the techtonic plates?

The aesthenosphere, which is located in the top part of the Earth's mantle is the layer lying underneath the tectonic plates. Collective movement in these plates cause a gradual rise in the aesthenosphere, thereby resulting to land elevation.


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The part of Earth's outer layer that moves are called tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid layer of the mantle and interact with each other at plate boundaries, causing geological events like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.


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Because tectonic plates move, therefore if the continent is on it, it moves with it!


What layer contains the tectonic plates?

the crust


What are plates that are part of the earths outer layer called?

Tectonic Plates.


What layer are the plates on?

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The tectonic plates are located in a layer that is?

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What is a large crust layer that moves as one unit?

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What layer of the earth containsthe tectonic plates?

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