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What would happen to the plates if the asthenosphere below them cooled and became solid?
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The plates will then stop moving
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If the asthenosphere cooled and stopped flowing how would you expect the movement of tectonic plates in the lithosphere to change Tectonic plates would?
move less then 2cm a year
Structures in earth that move on the asthenosphere?
The tectonic plates are the structures that move on the asthenosphere. The plates are found on the lithosphere which lies over the asthenosphere.
What is the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move?
It Is Known As The Asthenoshere
What does the plates of lithosphere float on top of?
The Asthenosphere. The Asthenosphere is a part of the Mantle.
Plates of the lithosphere float on the?
asthenosphere
If the asthenosphere cooled and stopped flowing how would you expect the movement of tectonic plates in the lithosphere to change Tectonic plates would?
move less then 2cm a year
Structures in earth that move on the asthenosphere?
The tectonic plates are the structures that move on the asthenosphere. The plates are found on the lithosphere which lies over the asthenosphere.
What is the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move?
It Is Known As The Asthenoshere
Are tectonic plates part of the asthenosphere or the lithosphere?
Tectonic plates are segments of the lithosphere. They float on top of the asthenosphere.
Plates float on the?
asthenosphere
How does the motions in the asthenosphere can move tectonic plates?
The asthenosphere lies beneath the lithosphere, which is where the tectonic plates lie. Because of the high temperature, the asthenosphere has the property to flow (plasticity); the tectonic plates "float" on this flow.
What does the plates of lithosphere float on top of?
The Asthenosphere. The Asthenosphere is a part of the Mantle.
What happens in asthenosphere?
It's where the plates of the lithosphere move around on, the plastic like layer of the asthenosphere. the plates move around on these
What is the behavior of the crustal plates in relation to the asthenosphere?
Crustal (or lithospheric) plates are pulled or pushed by the movement of heated rock in the asthenosphere.
Plates of the lithosphere float on the?
asthenosphere
Plates of the lithosphere float on the what?
asthenosphere
What do continental plates float on?
The asthenosphere.
