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What pushes and pulles on earths crust?

Gravity.


The force that twists tears or pushes one part of the crust past another is?

Convection cells of magma, circular currents of heating and cooling which increases (cooling) or decreases (heating) density. The Circular motion pulls the plates (away )apart at one point which results with a counter motion of the plates "pushing" into other plates which pushes into another plate so on and so forth.


Which formation occurs when magma pushes all the way through the exterior of the earths crust?

volcanic mountain


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.


What is another word for earths outer surface?

Another word for Earth's outer surface is "crust."


What is another word for the earths crust?

Another word for the Earth's crust is lithosphere. It is the solid outermost layer of the Earth.


How did people in 19th century think mountains were formed?

they thought the metallic plates of the earths crust rubs together and pushes the earth up


Which is thicker earths crust or lithosphere?

the lithosphere and the crust of the earth are the same lithosphere is another word for crust so the thickest is both of them.


What is the size of the earths crust?

The Earths crust is approximately 650 km deep.


What is a break in the earths crust along which blocks of cross slide related to one another?

It is a fault.


What type of mountain is formed by upward thrusts of earths crust?

its when my dick get too strong and it pushes the world up. (btw my dick is bigger than the world. Its hanging out on MARS)


What causes the earths crust to rise and fall?

The sudden vibration in the plates inside the crust causes the earths crust to rise & fall.