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