no they are on the ground that everything, you, the buildings and all the cars stand on.
Tectonic plates are segments of the lithosphere. They float on top of the asthenosphere.
The tectonic plates float on the lithosphere. This overlies the asthenosphere.
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Because there are tectonic plates there in the lithosphere.
Tectonic plates, 3 plates
Yes, the tectonic plates-both continental and oceanic- are part of the lithosphere.
The lithosphere is the layer that moves with the tectonic plates. The lithosphere is made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle, and it is broken into tectonic plates that move and interact with each other.
The lithosphere is divided into what we call tectonic plates.
Lithosphere (apex)
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