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Why do rocks move?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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14y ago

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By plate tectonics.

Continental collision compresses, folds, faults and lifts the land.

Crustal tension stretches the basement rock, causing down-warping and faulting, grabens, etc.

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13y ago

Yes. It moves in response to convection currents created by heat from the interior of the Earth.

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