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What drives plate tectonics

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Answer: Heat and Convection

Explanation: The heat creates convection currents in the earths mantle

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"The plate tectonics theory suggests that the outer shell of the earth's surface is split into a few plates that move along the mantle, forming a hard shell, with pressure from mid-ocean ridges and subduction zones causing the shifting in the plates."
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