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"plates" are the term for the giant sheets of rock on the earths crust

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What layer of Earth makes up the plates and what layer causes them to move?

The plates are made up of the Earth's lithosphere, which is the outermost layer of the Earth. The movement of these plates is caused by the flow of the semi-fluid asthenosphere layer beneath the lithosphere.


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What layer of the earth makes up plates and on what layer does this occur?

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