16. 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 (A) and it floats or moves on a Earth is referred to as the melted layer of Earth called the (B)_. *

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16. The Continental Crust, Cceanic 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) .*
Continental
Crust,
Sedimentary
Deposits
Oceanic
Crust
10 km
100 km
A.
В.
200 km
Upper Mantle
(down to 670 km)
O Crust, Mantle
O Plates, Lithosphere
O Lithosphere, Asthenosphere
O Lithosphere, Hot Spot
Transcribed Image Text:16. The Continental Crust, Cceanic 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) .* Continental Crust, Sedimentary Deposits Oceanic Crust 10 km 100 km A. В. 200 km Upper Mantle (down to 670 km) O Crust, Mantle O Plates, Lithosphere O Lithosphere, Asthenosphere O Lithosphere, Hot Spot
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