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What are Earth’s plates currently drifting on?

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the tectonic Plate float on the semi-molten surface of the mantle.
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The Earth’s outer layer is made up of large moving pieces called plates. Under the plates is a weaker layer of partially melted rock. These Earth’s plates are currently drifting on this weaker layer known as the upper mantle or asthenosphere.

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