There are six commonwealth-owned parks in Bucks County: 1  Five are owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks, part of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). 2  Bucks County Parks and Recreation operates an 18-bed youth hostel in the Nockamixon State Park Weisel estate.
lithosphere definition: Lithosphere is defined as the rock and crust surface that covers the Earth. (noun) An example of lithosphere is the Rocky Mountain range in western North America....
Definition and introduction. The continental lithosphere consists of the continental crust and, typically, some nonconvecting part of the underlying upper mantle (Figure 1). In plate tectonics terms, the continental lithosphere is part of the rigid outer rind of the Earth, which is segmented into several major plates.The cold lithosphere lies atop a hotter, more mobile (low strength) asthenosphere.n plate tectonics terms, the continental lithosphere is part of the rigid outer rind of the Earth, which is segmented into several major plates. The cold lithosphere lies atop a hotter, more mobile (low strength) asthenosphere.