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The crust slides around on this layer. (Continental+Oceanic drift) It helps the theory of tectonic plates because continental drift is where the continents were one big island call Pangaea but we slid apart.
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∙ 15y agoIt is the movement of ductile rock in the asthenosphere caused by convection currents that creates movement of the lithospheric plates. It is the conveyor belt on which the plates move.
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∙ 11y agobecause when they come out it going to be rain
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∙ 15y agothe lithospheric plates slide on it
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Plates of the lithosphere float on Core?
Plates of the lithosphere do not float on the core. They float on the asthenosphere (plastic mantle). Due to convection currents and the earths rotation, plates glide over the asthenosphere. This theory is the theory of Plate Tectonics.
Which theory describes the motion of earth's crust on its mantle?
plate tectonics=D
Tectonics plates float on what semiliquid layer?
The asthenosphere.
What is moving in plate tectonics?
The Lithosphere, which is made up of the entire crust and the upper mantle. This Lithosphere floats on the weak/molten lowwer mantle, called the Asthenosphere.
How far below the earth's surface is the asthenosphere?
The asthenosphere begins at around 100-150 km depth in the Earth. This is below the lithosphere, which consists of the crust and the uppermost mantle (the plates in plate tectonics).The asthenosphere is in the mantle, but it is still unclear how much of the mantle (which goes down to a depth of ~2900 km) is actually part of the asthenosphere.
Do plate tectonics sit on the asthenosphere?
they sit on the asthenosphere
What is the branch of geology know for plate tectonics?
the branch of geology for plate tectonics is asthenosphere.
Where is the asthenosphere and what does it do?
The asthenosphere is a section of the upper mantle that enables plate tectonics.
What is the layer upon which plate tectonics move?
The asthenosphere.
What Is the theory that the earths lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere?
A theory that says the lithosphere is divided into plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere is called '' plate tectonics''
What theory that plates move around on the asthenosphere?
It is plate tectonics.
What is the part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core?
Plate tectonics
What theory states that plates move around the asthenosphere?
plate tectonics
What theory states that plated move around on the asthenosphere?
It is plate tectonics.
What theory states plates move around on the asthenosphere?
It is plate tectonics.
Why is the asthenosphere important to the theory of plate tectonics?
It is the movement of ductile rock in the asthenosphere caused by convection currents that creates movement of the lithospheric plates. It is the conveyor belt on which the plates move.
What theory states tht plates move around the asthenosphere?
plate tectonics
