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Tectonic plates are not below earth’s surface; they would be considered “earth’s surface.” They are known as “crust” and can be either oceanic or continental. These plates and the upper mantle (known as the lithosphere) float on top of the asthenosphere. They can vary from between40-200 km in thickness.
