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Theory of Plate Tectonics

lithosphere plates plate tectonics

asthenosphere convection current 1. The theory of into sections. 2. These sections, called upper mantle. 3. The crust and upper mantle are called the 4. Beneath this layer is the plasticlike

states that Earths crust and upper mantle are broken , are composed of the crust and a part of the . .

5. Many scientists think hot plasticlike rock is forced upward toward the surface, cools, and sinks. This process is called a current.

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