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What is the mechanism that causes the continents to move

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It's all about the plates

Step-by-step explanation:

Heat from the Earth's interior causes this motion to happen via convection currents in the mantle. Over a period of millions of years, this slow motion caused the single supercontinent to split into the seven continents you see today.

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It's All About the Plates

Heat from the Earth's interior causes this motion to happen via convection currents in the mantle. Over a period of millions of years, this slow motion caused the single supercontinent to split into the seven continents you see today

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