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What Is the theory that the earths lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere?
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A theory that says the lithosphere is divided into plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere is called '' plate tectonics''
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoThis is known as the theory of plate tectonics.
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∙ 13y agoIt is called Plate Tectonics, or Tectonic Theory.
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∙ 12y agoThe theory of plate tectonics that involves movement of plates in the earth's crust.
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∙ 12y agoplate tectonics
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What are Large pieces of lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere?
tectonic plate
Is the lithosphere stronger than the Aesthenosphere?
Yes. The asthenosphere is molten and plastic, the lithosphere is mostly not molten and is rigid.
The lithosphere is broken into separate sections called what?
The lithosphere is broken into about 100 separate sections called tectonic or crustal plates. They are divided by faults which are very much like cracks between plates. These plates float on top of the asthenosphere. A rift valley is a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
What layer of earth contains the tectonics plates?
The layer of the earth that allows the tectonic plates to move around above it is the mantle. The mantle is also known as the hot molten magma layer called the asthenosphere.
What is below the lithosphere and how does this help to explain the theory of plate tectonics?
The lithosphere of the Earth is composed of the crust and the upper part of the upper mantle, and is broken up into plates. Below the lithosphere is the asthenosphere, which is the lower part of the upper mantle and the entire lower mantle. The asthenosphere is a plastic-like substance that flows due to convection. As this substance flows, it causes the plates above it to move around. Plate tectonics is the theory that the lithosphere is divided into plates that are constantly in motion.
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.
What are Large pieces of lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere?
tectonic plate
What Large pieces of the lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere?
tectonic plate
What are the large pieces of the lithosphere that move around on the asthenosphere called?
Tectonic plates
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
What do the tectonic plates float on?
The tectonic plates, part of the lithosphere, move around and float on the top of the asthenosphere.
What is the theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around?
That would be the theory of plate tectonics.
What is the theory that says the lithosphere is divided into plates that move around on the top of the asthenosphere called?
The theory is called Plate Tectonics.
Do tectonic plates move around on the asthenosphere?
Yes
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
Is the lithosphere stronger than the Aesthenosphere?
Yes. The asthenosphere is molten and plastic, the lithosphere is mostly not molten and is rigid.
The lithosphere is broken into separate sections called what?
The lithosphere is broken into about 100 separate sections called tectonic or crustal plates. They are divided by faults which are very much like cracks between plates. These plates float on top of the asthenosphere. A rift valley is a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
