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12 March, 23:58

What properties and processes drive the movement of plates on Earth's surface?

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  1. 13 March, 02:49
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    Tectonic plates are able to move because the Earth's lithosphere has greater mechanical strength than the underlying asthenosphere. Lateral density variations in the mantle result in convection; that is, the slow creeping motion of Earth's solid mantle.
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