Tectonic plates.
dirt and rigid rocks
The Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle combined is called the lithosphere. It is the rigid outermost part of the Earth.
Plate tectonics.
The lithosphere is composed of the crust and uppermost mantle. Combined, they form the lithospheric plates.
Together the crust and upper mantle make the lithosphere.
plates
dirt and rigid rocks
The Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle combined is called the lithosphere. It is the rigid outermost part of the Earth.
lithosphere
the Lithosphere or Lithospheric Plates
Plate tectonics.
It's called the lithosphere.
the Lithosphere or Lithospheric Plates
the Lithosphere or Lithospheric Plates
the Lithosphere or Lithospheric Plates
the Lithosphere or Lithospheric Plates
The rigid layer that is the upper mantle and crust is called the lithosphere.