what are the materials available in lithosphere
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lithosphere is the solid, outer part of the Earth. It includes the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust, the planet's outermost layers. The lithosphere is located below the atmosphere and above the asthenosphere.
Plate Tectonics
The lithosphere is divided into huge slabs called tectonic plates. There are eight major plates and several smaller plates, including the North American, Caribbean, South American, Scotia, Antarctic, Eurasian, Arabian, African, Indian, Philippine, Australian, Pacific, Juan de Fuca, Cocos, and Nazca plates.
The heat from the mantle makes the rocks at the bottom of the lithosphere slightly elastic, which allows the plates to move. The movement of these plates is known as plate tectonics. Most tectonic activity takes place at the boundaries of these plates, where they may collide, tear apart, or slide against each other.
The Lithosphere And Other Spheres
The solid rock of the lithosphere is one of five systems that shape the planet. Other "spheres" include the biosphere(living things), the cryosphere (ice and frozen soil), the hydrosphere (liquid water) and the atmosphere (the air surrounding the planet). Together, these spheres influence all of the natural world.
For example, it takes a combination of the systems to create the pedosphere, or the part of the lithosphere made of soil and dirt. Hard rocks of the lithosphere might be ground down to powder by the powerful movement of an icy glacier. Weathering and erosioncaused by wind or rain can also wear down rocks. Plant and animal remainsfrom the biosphere mix with these eroded rocks to create fertile soil, which is the pedosphere.