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Why do the lithospheric plates move?
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Why do the lithospheric plates move?

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Lithospheric plates are regions of Earth's crust and upper mantle that are fractured into plates that move across a deeper plasticine mantle. Earth's crust is fractured into 13 major and approximately 20 total lithospheric plates.
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