Multiple Choice
The mechanism causing lithospheric plates to move is thought to be
A) convection in the mantle.
B) "slab pull" caused by subducting lithosphere.
C) tidal forces.
D) Earth's rotation.
E) a combination of convection in the mantle and "slab pull" caused by subducting lithosphere.
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