The Australian Tectonic Plate

a: A tectonic plate ~
b: a patch of lithosphere

What: "A tectonic plate is like a patch of lithosphere. The lithosphere is like a cold crusty layer on the warm mooshy asthenosphere. It is crusty because it is cooler, mostly". A very clear explanation of the earth follows in the link.

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Date: Oct 5 2010 6:40 AM


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