Why do the continents and ocean floors move?

Answer 1

Although it seems impossible, the continents and sea floor form a series of plates that float on the Earth's mantle. The mantle is heated form below (the core of the Earth is molten) and this causes the mantle to convect (like a boiling pan of thick soup). The convention happens only very slowly but as it does it moves the surface plates about. The plates move at about the speed your fingernails grow.

Answer 2

The movement of continents and ocean floors is primarily due to plate tectonics, where Earth's outer shell is divided into plates that float on the semi-fluid mantle below. These plates can move apart, collide, or slide past each other, leading to the formation of new ocean basins, mountain ranges, and volcanic activity. The driving force behind this movement is the heat generated by the Earth's core.

Answer 3

Continents and ocean floors are located on the crust of the Earth. The crust is basically floating, which is why it moves.

Answer 4

the ocean plates move because of the movement of the the tectonic plates beneath the ocean and do to the motion of the oceans currents.