Q: Convection in which part of the earth drives the movement of the plates of lithosphere over the earth’s surface?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Convection in the mantle drives the movement of the plates of lithosphere over the Earth’s surface. New oceanic crust forms at the ridge and pushes the older seafloor away from the ridge horizontally.

 Choices:

- atmosphere

- ocean

- upper crust

- mantle


A:
mantle