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Chapter 9.2 Plate Tectonics Theory of Plate Tectonics: the lithosphere (outer rigid layer of the Earth) is divided into several dozen plates that move in relation to each other on a fluid layer in the uppermost part of the mantle of the Earth called the asthenosphere.
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Chapter 9.2 Plate Tectonics
Theory of Plate Tectonics:the lithosphere (outer rigid layer of the Earth) is divided into several dozen plates that move in relation to each other on a fluid layer in the uppermost part of the mantle of the Earth called the asthenosphere.