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The lithosphere is broken up into sections called?

The lithosphere is broken up into sections called tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below and interact with one another at plate boundaries, where most earthquakes and volcanic activity occur.


Is earth one solid piece or is it broken up int pieces?

It is broken up into pieces called tectonic plates


What is crust broken up into small plates?

Tectonic plates.


What is earths lithosphere broken up into?

Tectonic Plates


What is the earths lithosphere broken up into?

Tectonic Plates


Which layer of the earth is broken up in to tectonic plates?

The Earth's lithosphere is broken up into tectonic plates. The lithosphere is the outermost rigid layer of the Earth, and it includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.


What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?

They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.


What layer moves at tectonic plates?

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.


What is the lithospheres broken separate sections called?

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.


What kind of plates are made up of the earth?

The Earth's plates are called tectonic plates.


The lithosphere is broken into separate sections called what?

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.


Earths Litosphere Is Broken Into Separate Sections Called?

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.