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Subject: What causes the shifting of the plates of the earth, causing earthquakes?

Date: Wed May 11 15:54:51 2005
Posted by Sumana
Grade level: 7-9 School: No school entered.
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Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 1115844891.Es
Message:

Most answers about earthquakes state that they are caused by the shifting of
plates. But what causes the shifting???

Why do tectonic plates move in the first place?



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