Question

What theory explains the formation and movement of the outer surface of the Earth?

Answer 1

The earth's crust is main of large plates of crust that move across the surface of the earth.

Answer 2

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The theory is of the plate tectonics postulates that the earth's crust is main of large plates of crust that move across the surface of the earth. The outermost portion of the earth, the lithosphere is broken into multiple plates that move very slowly in relation to one another.