Lithospheric plates move on the Earth's surface because ____.
A) warm mantle ascends at ridges and cool mantle descends at subduction zones
B) convection occurs only in the asthenosphere
C) cool mantle ascends at ridges and warm mantle descends at subduction zones
D) warm mantle ascends at ridges and cool mantle descends at subduction zones AND convection occurs only in the asthenosphere
E) convection occurs only in the asthenosphere AND cool mantle ascends at ridges and warm mantle descends at subduction zones

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The movement of lithospheric plates is driven by mantle convection, where warm mantle material ascends at mid-ocean ridges and cool mantle material descends at subduction zones.

Lithospheric Plates Move on the Earth's Surface Because ____