write the process of moment of lithosphiric plate
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Explanation:
The plates can be thought of like pieces of a cracked shell that rest on the hot, molten rock of Earth's mantle and fit snugly against one another. The heat from radioactive processes within the planet's interior causes the plates to move, sometimes toward and sometimes away from each other.
The dynamics of plate tectonics , driven by deeper thermal processes, stress and cause elastic strain on lithospheric materials. Resulting fractures of rock in the lithosphere cause a release of energy in the form of seismic waves (i.e. an earthquake ).
Because Earth's diameter remains constant, there is no net creation or destruction of lithospheric plates.
In contrast to the technical definition of lithosphere used by geologists, many geographers use the term lithosphere to denote landmass. This is a distinct concept as the geological definition of lithosphere may include sections containing oceanic crust completely submerged beneath Earth's oceans . Using the geographical definition, Earth is approximately 71% hydrosphere (a region covered by water ) and 21% lithosphere (a region of land).
See also Dating methods; Earth, interior structure; Hawaiian Island formation; Mantle plumes; Mapping techniques; Mid-ocean ridges and rifts; Mohorovicic discontinuity (Moho); Ocean trenches; Rifting and rift valleys; Subduction zone