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Most of the United States is on the North American Plate. The tectonic plate that most of the United States rests on is the North American Plate. This plate also contains Greenland, Canada, Mexico, and parts of Iceland and Russia. Small parts of California and the entire Hawaiian islands rest on other tectonic plates.
What is the earth's only liquid layer? a. Asthenosphere b. Inner Core c. Mantle d. Outer Core You answered correctly! 29. Which of the earth's layers is broken into several large tectonic plates? a. Asthenosphere b. Crust c. Lithosphere d. Outer Core You answered correctly! 30. What is happening at the subduction zone of the Juan de Fuca and North American Plates? a. Plates are sliding past each other. b. Plates are spreading apart. c. One plate is being pulled under another. d.