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Explain how convections currents cause Earth’s plates to move continuously

Explain how convections currents cause Earth’s plates to move continuously
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Explain how convections currents cause Earth’s plates to move continuously

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The Earth's crust is broken up into pieces called plates. Heat rising and falling inside the mantle creates convection currents generated by radioactive decay in the core. The convection currents move the plates.
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