Assertion: lithosphere's plate | /r/HasProperty | large rigid
Facets:
value: with an irregular shape
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Plate tectonics states that Earth’s outer shell, or lithosphere, consists of large rigid plates that move apart at oceanic ridges, come together at subduction zones, or slip past one another along fault lines.
text: The lithosphere is broken up into large solid plates called tectonic plates.
text: A tectonic plate is a large slab of solid rock with an irregular shape that is made up of the oceanic and continental lithosphere.
text: The lithosphere consists of the crust and uppermost mantle (consisting largely of peridotite), which makes up the rigid outer layer that is divided by tectonic plates (large slabs of rocky material).