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Explain how convection within the earth drives the movement of crustal plates and causes changes to earth's surface

Explain how convection within the earth drives the movement of crustal plates and causes changes to earth's surface
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explain how convection within the earth drives the movement of crustal plates and causes changes to earth's surface

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Plates at our planet’s surface move because of the intense heat in the Earth’s core that causes molten rock in the mantle layer to move.
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