Answer: the plates move because of the extreme heat in the earth's core that causes molten rock in the mantle layer to move. it moves in a pattern called a "convection cell" that forms when warm materials rises, cools, and eventually sink back down.
Plates at our planet's surface move because of the intense heat in the Earth's core that causes molten rock in the mantle layer to move. It moves in a pattern called a convection cell that forms when warm material rises, cools, and eventually sink down.
