A continent is what floats on top of the plate. There are continental and oceanic plates. The continents float on the continental plate and the ocean sits on the oceanic plate. But there are also plates that carry both continents and oceans. The plates are what causes continental drift. So basically plates are what carry the continents and oceans.
The continents are embedded in the top side of crustal plates which float on the surface of the mantle. Convection currents in the mantle carry the plates around and the embedded continents travel along.
Continents drift on top of the upper mantle. The core is much further down.
Earth has a semi-fluid mantle with plates that float on top, causing plate tectonics and the movement of continents.
Both continental plates and oceanic plates float on the top of the mantle. Convection currents in the mantle rock cause the top surface of the mantle to move in different directions in different places. The continental plates and oceanic plates floating on the top of the mantle are dragged along in the direction of motion of the top of the mantle directly beneath them.This process is part of the theory of plate tectonics, which explains many other things beyond the apparent movement of the continents.
Large chunks of Earth's crust are called tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid layer of the mantle and are responsible for movements like earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building.
The continents are embedded in the top side of crustal plates which float on the surface of the mantle. Convection currents in the mantle carry the plates around and the embedded continents travel along.
the earths plates shifted....
The plates on the top of the upper mantle are referred to as the lithosphere, which slides on the asthenosphere.well the mantle causes the continents to move on the ocean floor and sand it makes it slideyea know the crustti is i dont ge ehttt
No the tectonic plates are on top of the crust.
the movement and formation of the plates or continents is caused by conduction under the crust.
the movement and formation of the plates or continents is caused by conduction under the crust.
Continents drift on top of the upper mantle. The core is much further down.
The movement of Earth's plates and continents can cause changes in sea level, ocean currents, and the distribution of marine life. It can also affect the shape of ocean basins and the location of coastlines.
No, continents and plates are not the same. Continents are large land masses that form the Earth's surface, while tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other, causing geological phenomena like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Continents are located on top of tectonic plates and can be made up of one or more plates.
The movement of Earth's continents is known as plate tectonics. It describes how Earth's lithosphere is divided into large plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them. These plates move over time, leading to the formation of mountains, earthquakes, and the shifting of 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,)
Continental Drift happened, when the tectonic plates in the earth shifted, and pushed the lithosphere up, causing our continents to split.