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Information about the 7 major plates

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I think it was
• what layer of the earth are they in?
• what are they floating on?
• what makes them move?
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What layer of earth are they in?
Lithosphere

What are they floating on?
The asthenosphere (the weaker upper mantle)

What makes them move?
The intense heat from the earths core that causes molten rock in the mantle layer to move. It moves in a pattern called convection cells that forms when warm material rises, falls, and sinks down.
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