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It gets a free ride on the moving surface of a mantle convection current.
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Earthquakes happen when these sections of Earth's crust move?
earthquakes happen when these sections of earths crust move
How convection currents in the earth's mantle move?
They move because of the heat from the outer core and the mantle.
What are the large pieces of earths crust that move over the asthenosphere called?
the tectonic plates lol
What theory states that earths crust and the rigid upper mantle move in different directions rates over earths surface?
Plate tectonics.
Earths crust is part of the?
The earths crust is a part of the outermost layer.
When earthquake happen when these sections of earth crust move?
earthquakes happen when these sections of earths crust move
Earthquakes happen when these sections of Earth's crust move?
earthquakes happen when these sections of earths crust move
Break in earths crust where pieces of the crust move relative to each other?
A fault.
What are cracks in earths crust that move or shift?
Tectonic plates.
Earthquakes happen when what section of the earths crust move?
The tectonic plates.
What layer of earth is made up of plates that move?
The earths crust
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.
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?
no
What is a break in the earths crust called that can move up down or sideways?
It is a fault. :D
How convection currents in the earth's mantle move?
They move because of the heat from the outer core and the mantle.
What are vocanos made of?
volcanoes are formed when two plates in the earths crust move and magma from deep inside move upwards.
