The oceanic and continental plates make up the lithosphere, which is the outermost layer of the Earth. The lithosphere consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle, and it is divided into tectonic plates that float on the more fluid asthenosphere beneath. Oceanic plates are primarily composed of basalt, while continental plates are mainly composed of granite.
The plates are made up of the Earth's lithosphere, which is the outermost layer of the Earth. The movement of these plates is caused by the flow of the semi-fluid asthenosphere layer beneath the lithosphere.
The plates are part of the crust, the upper layer of the Earth. The plates are moved by currents in the upper mantle. The plates and flexible upper mantle are referred to collectively as the lithosphere and sit atop the mantle layer called the aesthenosphere.
The block of rocks that comprise the Earth's crust are known as tectonic plates. These plates are sections of the lithosphere, which is the rigid outer layer of the Earth, and they include both continental and oceanic crust. Tectonic plates are constantly moving and interacting at their boundaries, leading to geological activity such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building.
They are two different types of crust. Continental crust is heavier than Oceanic crust, so when the two collide, the Continental crust 'subducts' under the Oceanic Crust. 'Crust' referring to the tectonic plates, the surface of the Earth we stand on.
The largest layer of Earth's surface is the crust, which is divided into oceanic and continental crust. The continental crust is thicker and less dense than the oceanic crust, covering about 40% of the Earth's surface.
friction of the gravity
The plates are made up of the Earth's lithosphere, which is the outermost layer of the Earth. The movement of these plates is caused by the flow of the semi-fluid asthenosphere layer beneath the lithosphere.
The crust.
oceanic crust
The layer of the Earth which forms the tectonic plates is composed of the crust and uppermost mantle and is called the lithosphere.
the plates are apart of the crust,the upper layer of the earth
The lithosphere has plates.
There are two kinds of plates- continental lithosphere and oceanic lithosphere. There are many types of plate boundaries, like convergent, divergent, transform, and more. Continental lithosphere is granite and oceanic is basalt.
I believe this would be the oceanic crust
the crust. the layer below that is the layer of molten lava called the mantle. the continental plates move and float on this. this is known as continental drift
the crust + lithosphere earth's crust: crust crust continental crust lithosphere crust continental and oceanic crust mantle asthenosphere mantle lower mantle mantle outer core outer core inner core inner core
The outer layer of the Earth is called the crust. It is a solid, rocky shell that is broken up into several tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below. The crust is divided into oceanic (thinner and denser) and continental (thicker and less dense) crust.