环形世界-地球.ppt

Theory of Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics Plate Boundaries Causes of Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics What is Plate Tectonics The Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into sections called plates Plates move around on top of the mantle like rafts What is the Lithosphere? The crust and part of the upper mantle = lithosphere 100 km thick Less dense than the material below it so it “floats” What is the Asthenoshere? The plastic layer below the lithosphere = asthenosphere The plates of the lithosphere float on the asthenosphere 2 Types of Plates Ocean plates - plates below the oceans Continen