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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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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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