earths crust
Continental plates.
Plates.
earthquakes happen when these sections of earths crust move
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.
Tectonic Plates
Plates
The large sections of the lithosphere that float on the asthenosphere are called tectonic plates
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tectonic plates
Lithospheric plates.
Plate Tectonics describe the movement of large sections of the Earth's crust. In theory, all of the current continents rest on relatively individual sections or "plates" of the Earth's surface. These plates are in a constant state of change and motion because of both the Earth's magnetic field and movements beneath our planet's surface. This theory is commonly linked to the "one continent" called Pangea.