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Explain how these convection currents cause the crust of the Earth to move
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Explain how these convection currents cause the crust of the Earth to
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The crustal plates float on the mantle, convection currents within the mantle act as a current and the plates on top of the mantle simply get carried by that current. Hope this helped :)

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