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Naddika [18.5K]
3 years ago
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Why do the plates on Earth’s surface move?

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vodka [1.7K]3 years ago
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Tectonic plates, although rigid, also move. And they move in rebound, because of the tremendous heat that comes out of the interior of our planet, which burns at 6.7500º C, almost like the sun. This fiery heat moves the mantle and consequently expands into the lithosphere and Earth's crust.

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