What Is the Lithosphere's Role in Plate Tectonics

question 27

Multiple Choice

What is the lithosphere's role in plate tectonics?

• A) It is at the center of the earth and causes the earthquakes that move the plates.
• B) It is the source of the heaviest metals.
• C) It is the outermost layer of the earth broken into plates.
• D) It is the less rigid layer beneath the asthenosphere.

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