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What is the rock that floats high on the mantle that makes up the continents? ​

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Asthenosphere

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Under the continents is a layer of solid rock known as the upper mantle or asthenosphere. Though solid, this layer is weak and ductile enough to slowly flow under heat convection, causing the tectonic plates to move.

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