It is broken into tectonic plates. Two types are the Continental Crust and the Oceanic Crust.
lithoshpere
tectonic plate
The lithosphere is broken into about 100 separate sections called tectonic or crustal plates. They are divided by faults which are very much like cracks between plates. These plates float on top of the asthenosphere. A rift valley is a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
Tectonic Plates
tectonic plates
That would be the lithosphere. This is broken into sections known as lithospheric (or tectonic) plates.
Earths lithosphere is made up of upper mantle. The earths lithosphere is broken into separate sections and it is called as tectonic plates or plate tectonics.
It is called plates.
plate tectonics
The lithosphere is made up of the "upper mantle" and earth's crust.The lithosphere is broken into separate sections called plate tectonics or tectonic plates.
Plate tectonics
tectonic plates or you could say plate tectonics
Lithosphere
tectonic plate
The lithosphere is broken into about 100 separate sections called tectonic or crustal plates. They are divided by faults which are very much like cracks between plates. These plates float on top of the asthenosphere. A rift valley is a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
plate tectonics
Tectonic platea.
Tectonic Plates