Does the Earth's crust move through the oceans?

Anonymous

∙ 17y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

In a sense, yes. The oceans lay on top of the crust. As the crust moves on top of the mantle at a speed roughly equivalent to the rate of fingernail growth, the ocean gets out of the way.

Wiki User

∙ 17y ago

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When earthquake happen when these sections of earth crust move?

earthquakes happen when these sections of earths crust move

Pollutants in rivers and streams can move in Earths oceans?

True

What are cracks in earths crust that move or shift?

Tectonic plates.

What is the last step of a earthquake?

the final step of an earhquake is tge energy takes the form of vibrations that move through earths crust

What layer of earth is made up of plates that move?

The earths crust

Earthquakes happen when what section of the earths crust move?

The tectonic plates.

Why is the earths crust always moving?

Simple- Convection in the mantle causes mantle to slowly move, and it pushes against the crust. As it does this, the tectonic plates move.

Can pollunants in rivers and streams can move into earths oceans?

Yes, and mostly that's just what they do.

In what ways do plates in the earths crust move?

they move in all sorts of ways like the bottom and the top lol :}

Do some part of the earths crust move up 12 cm per year?

What happened if the earths crust move suddenly along fault?

The result is commonly known as an earthquake.

What happens to earths surface as huge pieces of crust move?

most times earthquakes occur

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