It is broken into tectonic plates. Two types are the Continental Crust and the Oceanic Crust.
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tectonic plates. These plates move across the Earth's surface, interacting at plate boundaries where earthquakes and volcanic activity often occur. The movement of tectonic plates is responsible for shaping the Earth's surface through processes like mountain-building and oceanic trench formation.
The lithosphere is broken into separate sections called tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them and interact at their boundaries through processes like subduction, spreading, and collision.
Tectonic Plates
tectonic plates
The lithosphere is broken into separate sections called tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them and move around due to the forces generated by the Earth's internal heat. The movement of these plates leads to processes such as earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountains.
That would be the lithosphere. This is broken into sections known as lithospheric (or tectonic) plates.