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Jordantectonic 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.
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The lithosphere is broken into separate sections called what?
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.
What is the earths lithosphere broken up into?
Tectonic Plates
The lithosphere is broken into large sections called .?
tectonic plates
Lithosphere is broken into separate sections called?
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.
What sections of Earth's crust ad upper mantle?
That would be the lithosphere. This is broken into sections known as lithospheric (or tectonic) plates.
