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Why do the plates move?

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Plates at our planet's surface move because of the intense heat in the earth's core that causes the molten rock in the mantle layer to move. It moves in a pattern called a convection cell that forms when warm material rises, cools and eventually sink down. As the cooled material sinks down, it is warmed and rises again.

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