They cant unless there was some random intense heating of the entire planet. As tectonic plates move because of the heating by the lava the lava would have to heat up intensely.
No(see the explanation of the question "Why do the tectonic plates move?"
Tectonic plates move thousands of miles because they are not anchored down.
Tectonic plates move from east to west as a whole due to the coreolis (not sure of spelling) effect.
tectonic plates
no
Magma moving underneath the earth causes tectonic plates to move about.
earthquake zone or in the boundry of tectonic plates
No, convection currents in the upper mantle cause tectonic plates to move.
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
Tectonic plates interact at plate boundariesThey move apart at divergent boundaries
Because tectonic plates move, therefore if the continent is on it, it moves with it!
Tectonic Plates move by trying to push past each other and by trying to slide past each other.