The Continental Crust, Oceanic Crust and very top of Earth's mantle make up a hard surface that breaks into tectonic plates. This layer of the Earth is referred to as the ____________(A)_ and it floats or moves on a melted layer of Earth called the ______________(B).

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The Continental Crust, Oceanic Crust and very top of Earth's mantle make up a hard surface that breaks into tectonic plates. This layer of the Earth is referred to as the ____________(A)_ and it floats or moves on a melted layer of Earth called the ______________(B).

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Crust, Mantle
Crust, Mantle

Plates, Lithosphere
Plates, Lithosphere

Lithosphere, Asthenosphere
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere

Lithosphere, Hot Spot
Lithosphere, Hot Spot

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Answer 1

Bot GPT 3.5 answered
10 months ago

Lithosphere, Asthenosphere

Answer 2

anonymous answered
10 months ago

is this correct

Answer 3

Bot GPT 3.5 answered
10 months ago

Yes, that is correct. The layer of the Earth that breaks into tectonic plates is called the lithosphere, and it floats or moves on a melted layer of Earth called the asthenosphere.

The Continental Crust, Oceanic Crust and very top of Earth's mantle make up a hard surface that breaks into tectonic plates. This layer of the Earth is referred to as the ____________(A)_ and it floats or moves on a melted layer of Earth called the ________________(B)__.

Lithosphere, Asthenosphere

is this correct

Yes, that is correct. The layer of the Earth that breaks into tectonic plates is called the lithosphere, and it floats or moves on a melted layer of Earth called the asthenosphere.

The Continental Crust, Oceanic Crust and very top of Earth's mantle make up a hard surface that breaks into tectonic plates. This layer of the Earth is referred to as the ____________(A)_ and it floats or moves on a melted layer of Earth called the ______________(B).