Plates are puzzle-piece like sections of the lithosphere that move over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust. Which statement about the plates can geologists assume is true?

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Plates are puzzle-piece like sections of the lithosphere that move over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust. Which statement about the plates can geologists assume is true? The plates are less than 70 km in thickness. The plates assist in forming Earth’s magnetic field. The plates are denser than the oceanic crust. The plates experience little pressure from the weight of rocks.

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that plates are denser than the oceanic crust.

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