What does this rising heat and resulting convection cycle do to our rigid lithosphere

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Commander · Answer 1 · 2022-11-18T19:19:48+0000

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The movement of heat by convection in the asthenosphere causes the rock of the mantle to slowly move in huge streams. ... As the rock of the asthenosphere moves in different directions, it carries parts of the lithosphere along with it. The lithospheric rock can't stretch, so it breaks into pieces--forming the plates.

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