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How does earth plates move?

The Earth's plates move due to the high pressure of the hot earth's core jostling them around


What is earth tectonic activities?

It is when Earth's tectonic plates move around.


Where do earth's plates move around?

at divergent boundaries


What is Another Name For The Plates That Move Around?

If you mean for the plates that are the earth's crust they are called 'Tectonic Plates'.


What helps water move around the earth?

Winds, gravity, plates.


The theory that earth is divided into plates that move around is?

plate tectonics


What does it mean to say that Earths plates''float''?

Earth`s move around


Who do earth plates move?

Earth's tectonic plates move due to the heat-driven convective flow of mantle material beneath them. This process creates forces that push and pull the plates, causing them to move around the Earth's surface.


What is the theory the earth is divided into plates that move around?

Plate tectonics is the term you are looking for.


What is broken into 30 sections that move around on the asthenosphere?

The Earth's outer layer, known as the lithosphere, is broken into about 30 sections called tectonic plates. These plates float and move around on the underlying asthenosphere, which is a semi-fluid layer of the Earth's mantle. The movement of these plates is responsible for processes such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and the formation of mountain ranges.


How does earthquake change the earth surface?

an earthquake is when two plates move and destroys everything around it.


What do the tectonic plates float on?

The tectonic plates, part of the lithosphere, move around and float on the top of the asthenosphere.