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Tectonic plates are part of the Earth's crust known as the lithosphere. They slide over the outer part of the Earth's mantle called the asthenosphere.
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Pieces of lithosphere move slowly over this soft layer of the mantle?
Pieces of the lithosphere are known as tectonic plates. These plates slide slowly over the upper layer of the mantle known as the asthenosphere.
What layer in earths mantle do plates slide over?
In my 7th grade science class, so far I know that the first layer is the Crust, the second is the Lithosphere, the third is the Asthenosphere, the fourth is The Upper Mentle Region, the fifth is The Lower Mantle Region, this next layer is not considered a layer but it is called the Metal Oxide Belt\Region, the sixth is the Outer Core, and the seventh is the Inner Core.
Which landform results when one of earths plates slide past one another?
faults
Movement of plates on earth's suface?
Constant. The tectonic plates of the earth are floating on the mantle, convection current cells cause them to slide around.
What happens to temperature and pressure as depth beneath earths surface increase?
the plates slide in place
What layer are the plates on?
The worlds tectonic plates slide on the earths mantle.
What layer in earths mantle do the plates slide over?
The asthenosphere.
What layer are the plates sliding on?
The worlds tectonic plates slide on the earths mantle.
What layer of the earth does the earths contenents slide on?
The mantle.
Pieces of lithosphere move slowly over this soft layer of the mantle?
Pieces of the lithosphere are known as tectonic plates. These plates slide slowly over the upper layer of the mantle known as the asthenosphere.
What layer in earths mantle do plates slide over?
In my 7th grade science class, so far I know that the first layer is the Crust, the second is the Lithosphere, the third is the Asthenosphere, the fourth is The Upper Mentle Region, the fifth is The Lower Mantle Region, this next layer is not considered a layer but it is called the Metal Oxide Belt\Region, the sixth is the Outer Core, and the seventh is the Inner Core.
What layer do earths mantle do plates slide over?
In my 7th grade science class, so far I know that the first layer is the Crust, the second is the Lithosphere, the third is the Asthenosphere, the fourth is The Upper Mentle Region, the fifth is The Lower Mantle Region, this next layer is not considered a layer but it is called the Metal Oxide Belt\Region, the sixth is the Outer Core, and the seventh is the Inner Core.
What layer are the continents sliding on?
well the continents are on the crust but when they slide it is becasue of the mantle when the convecton cycle of the magma is happening that cause the contunents to slide.
Which process is currently accepted explanation of the movement of drifting continents?
the convection currents in the mantle under the earths curst is moving the broken plates in earths lithosphere causing the plates slide across the lithosphere. this process is called tectonics. (jon lay wrote this,)
What layer are the continents sliding down?
The continents are located on Continental plates, which "float" and "slide" along the Asthenosphere, which is the "gooey" upper mantle and lower part of the crust.
What layer of the earth are continental plates sliding on?
AnswerIt is caused by the convection currents and the heat transfer of the Earth. it is because the centre of the earth is filled with magma this creates energy and pushes the plates up, this then heats the sea and the plates float
Where do earths's plates slide past each other?
In a divergent plate boundary
