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What caused the earth's contienents to start moving?

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All the activity below earth's surface is due to the Geothermal energy. It is strong enough, because of the immense pressure and heat there, to move entire continents across the world. The changes are not significant year to year, but over an extremely long time it is noticeable and can change the geography of the world.

An example is the new island near Iceland. It would have taken huge amounts of energy to make that island.

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