The layer of plastic rock that underlies the tectonic plates is called what?

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Omphaloskopie · Answer 1 · 2022-01-07T20:41:07+0000

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Below the lithosphere within the upper portion of the mantle is a plastic layer of rock called the asthenosphere. According to the theory of plate tectonics, the plates are driven by convection cells located within the plastic asthenosphere.

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