The lithosphere, which is composed of the crust and upper mantle, floats and moves on top of the ductile asthenosphere.
The upper section of the lithosphere is known as the crust. It is made up of solid rock that includes both continental crust, found beneath landmasses, and oceanic crust, found beneath oceans. The crust is the outermost layer of the Earth's surface.
The idea that Earth's lithosphere is divided into large moving sections is called the theory of plate tectonics. This theory explains how the Earth's lithosphere is broken into several plates that shift and interact with each other, resulting in various geological phenomena like earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain formation.
Tectonic plates are the moving irregularly shaped slabs that make up the Earth's lithosphere. These plates constantly shift and interact with each other, leading to phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.
The section of the lithosphere that carries the crust is called the tectonic plate. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them and interact with each other at plate boundaries, leading to geological phenomena like earthquakes and volcanic activity.
The term for Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle is lithosphere. The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of the Earth that is made up of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. It is divided into tectonic plates that are constantly moving and interacting with each other.
The lithosphere is the crust of the Earth. The crust is always moving due to plate tectonics and continental drift. This can cause earthquakes.
the outer mantle
plate tectionics theory......................:-)
they are on oceanic lithosphere.
Plate
The crust is actually part of the lithosphere, though it is 'carried' by the magma of the outer mantle.
as it is concentrated on the crust. and the crust is moving due to crustal activity/tectonic activity.
plate tectonics.
The Lithosphere
A lithospheric plate.
''plates'', it was on my crossword for homework (6th grader)
The lithosphere is the solid outer section of Earth, which includes Earth's crust, and the underlying cool, dense, and rigid upper part of the mantle.