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They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
Earth's plastic-like layer is called the lithosphere. It includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle, and it is divided into several tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them.
If you mean for the plates that are the earth's crust they are called 'Tectonic Plates'.
Along with their attached rigid uppermost mantle, they are referred to as tectonic plates.
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The middle layer of earth that is MANTLE. It has the tectonic plates floating on it.
The Earth's plates are called tectonic plates.
The asthenosphere.
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
The outer layer of the earth where the land masses are is called the crust
There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.
There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.
Earth's plastic-like layer is called the lithosphere. It includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle, and it is divided into several tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them.
The pieces of the Earth's crust are called tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid layer of the Earth's mantle and interact with each other, causing movements such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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