alleryStart learning →The moving pieces of Earth's rigid outer layer are called
AIce sheets
BAir masses
CLava domes
DTectonic plates
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Tectonic plates
The lithosphere is divided into independently moving tectonic plates.
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