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What happens when the earths crust moves?

erosion


What does the earths crust consist of that moves?

Those would be tectonic plates.


What pulls the earths crust?

The earths crust is moved rather than pulled by things called convection currents. This is when heated rock from the earths core rises up and reaches the crust where it cools. It then sinks down again and carries on in a circle which moves the crust


Large section of earths crust that moves as one unit?

Plate


How and why does the earths crust varies from place to place?

The earths crust its 5-70km deep in the ocean and upto 100km deep at mountain ranges. At certain areas, the crust is unstable due to moving plate tectonics.


How and why does the earths crust vary from place to place?

The earths crust its 5-70km deep in the ocean and upto 100km deep at mountain ranges. At certain areas, the crust is unstable due to moving plate tectonics.


What is compression in plate tectonics?

it is the movement of the earths crust. it moves inwards towards other plates so the earths crust moves upwards therefore forming mountains, volcanoes etc


What happens if the earths crust moves suddley along a fault?

The sudden movement could result in an earthquake.


Why does the erosion take place in the crust?

Erosion happens in the earths crust and it happens because of that layer is exposed to that weather


How does most of the heat in earths atmosphere move from place to place?

Convectionheat moves by, radiation(:


How does most of the heat in the earths atmosphere move from place to place?

Convectionheat moves by, radiation(:


What moves mountains and earthquakes together?

earthquakes make the earths crust collide and sometimes they smash together,such as if one peice of crust goes under the other...makng a point...