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Plate tectonics is the fundamental geological and geophysical theory that explains Earth’s solid outer layer, the lithosphere, as composed of plates that move and interact atop the weaker, more fluid asthenosphere. According to an updated definition, plate tectonics is a global tectonic theory in which the lithosphere is divided into a mosaic of plates that move over the weaker, ductile asthenosphere and are driven primarily by subduction. Plate motions are largely powered by the negative buoyan