Tectonic plates are pieces of the ________ that float on the more fluid ________ below.

a) asthenosphere; lithosphere
b) lithosphere; asthenosphere
c) lithosphere; mesosphere
d) mantle; crust
e) crust; lithosphere


b) lithosphere; asthenosphere

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