Assertion: lithosphere's plate | /r/CapableOf | move
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text: Tectonic plates are able to move because the Earth's lithosphere has greater mechanical strength than the underlying asthenosphere.
text: It has generally been accepted that tectonic plates are able to move because of the relative density of oceanic lithosphere and the relative weakness of the asthenosphere.
text: It has generally been accepted that tectonic plates are able to move because of the relative density of oceanic lithosphere and the relative weakness of the asthenosphere.
text: The reason that tectonic plates are able to move, despite their colossal weight, is that the two types of crust, continental and oceanic, differ significantly in composition.