eli5 How does continental drift happen?Aren’t continents connected to the earth?
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>How does continental drift happen?Aren’t continents connected to the earth?
The bigger part of the planet is not a solid. The Earth’s mantle and thus its tectonic plates are connected to the inner parts of the planet the same way as a piece of bark floating in a tub of molasses is connected to the underlying material.
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