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Plates in the lithosphere move due to the convection currents in the underlying, semi-fluid asthenosphere caused by the heat from the Earth's interior. These currents create forces that push and pull the tectonic plates in various directions. Additionally, the processes of subduction, where one plate sinks beneath another, and rifting, where plates pull apart, also contribute to their movement. The interactions of these plates can lead to geological phenomena such as earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountain ranges.
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What layer of the earth do its plates move on?
the lithosphere but mostly inner mantle
The lithosphere is broken into pieces called what?
what causes the earths tectonic plates to move
What are Large pieces of lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere?
tectonic plate
What layer of Earth makes up the plates and what layer causes them to move?
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.
What is Another name for chunks of lithosphere?
Another name for chunks of lithosphere is "tectonic plates." These plates are large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with one another, leading to geological events like earthquakes and volcanic activity. The movement of these plates is driven by forces such as mantle convection and gravity.
How do lithosphere plates move where convection currents rise?
They move apart.
What are the plates that move and the lithosphere is made of them?
The plates that move are called tectonic plates. The lithosphere is made up of these plates, which consist of both the crust and the upper part of the mantle. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below, causing them to move and interact with each other at plate boundaries.
What part of the mantle allows tectonic plates to move?
The lithosphere.
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 allows the tectonic plates in the lithosphere to move?
the hot magma moves around and they move.
What layer of the earth do its plates move on?
the lithosphere but mostly inner mantle
What is partially molten layer on which tectonic plates of the lithosphere move?
crust
What are lithosphere plates and how are lithosphere plates related to earthquakes?
they are related by,they are plates
What layer moves at tectonic plates?
The lithosphere is the layer that moves with the tectonic plates. The lithosphere is made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle, and it is broken into tectonic plates that move and interact with each other.
What is sliding boundary?
forms when two {crustal} lithosphere plates move apart.
What iis a plate tectonics?
The theory that the lithosphere is broken down into plates that can move.
Large pieces of the lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere are called?
large pieces of the lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere are called Tectonic Plates.
