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The lithosphere is divided into seven major tectonic plates: the Pacific, North American, Eurasian, African, South American, Antarctic, and Indo-Australian plates. Additionally, there are several smaller plates, making the total number of tectonic plates over a dozen. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them, leading to geological activity such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
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What are the segments into which the lithosphere is divided?
The lithosphere is divided into what we call tectonic plates.
How is lithosphere divided and how many plates were there?
Tectonic plates, 3 plates
What earth layer is above the lithosphere?
The Earth layer known as the lithosphere consists of the crust and uppermost mantle. There is no solid layer above the lithosphere.
Is the lithosphere a gas?
The lithosphere is composed of the brittle rock that forms the outer layer of the planet. The lithosphere is divided into plates which move independently from each other.
What sphere is lithosphere?
The lithosphere is the outermost solid shell of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. It is part of the geosphere, which includes the lithosphere, hydrosphere (water), atmosphere (air), and biosphere (living organisms). The lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below.
What are the segments into which the lithosphere is divided?
The lithosphere is divided into what we call tectonic plates.
Earths lithosphere is divided up into many moving sections called what?
plate tectionics theory......................:-)
How is lithosphere divided and how many plates were there?
Tectonic plates, 3 plates
What lithosphere is divided into pieces called?
tectonic plates
What features are the physical divided by?
lithosphere asthenospere mesosphere outercore innercore
What earth layer is above the lithosphere?
The Earth layer known as the lithosphere consists of the crust and uppermost mantle. There is no solid layer above the lithosphere.
Is the lithosphere a gas?
The lithosphere is composed of the brittle rock that forms the outer layer of the planet. The lithosphere is divided into plates which move independently from each other.
How are oceanic lithosphere continental lithosphere alike?
Both can be divided into a layer of crust laying on top of the uppermost part of the mantle, which is fairly rigid and ultramafic in composition.
The lithospere is divided into 2 parts what are they called?
the lithosphere consists of the crust and the upper mantle.
Is a focus or a plate part of the lithosphere?
A plate is part of the lithosphere. The lithosphere is the outermost rigid layer of the Earth's surface, and it is divided into tectonic plates. A focus refers to the point within the Earth where an earthquake originates.
What are the layers of the mantle?
The mantle is divided into two main layers: the upper mantle and the lower mantle. The upper mantle is further divided into the lithosphere and the asthenosphere. The lithosphere is rigid and made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle, while the asthenosphere is semi-molten and capable of flowing.
What are sections of the upper mantle called?
The upper mantle is divided into two main sections: the lithosphere and the asthenosphere. The lithosphere is rigid and includes the crust, while the asthenosphere is a semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere where convection currents occur.
