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pickupchik [31]
3 years ago
14

How do layers of earth play a role in plate techtonics ​

Geography
1 answer:
Ugo [173]3 years ago
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The theory of plate tectonics states that the Earth's solid outer crust, the lithosphere, is separated into plates that move over the asthenosphere, the molten upper portion of the mantle. Oceanic and continental plates come together, spread apart, and interact at boundaries all over the planet.
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