WHY DO THE EARTHS PLATES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER

Question: WHY DO THE EARTHS PLATES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER
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  earth,
  plate
Asked by 822ghtg37 to Dervil, Moises, Saoirse, Stephen on 16 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by 252ghtg37.
- Moises Jezzini answered on 16 Nov 2016:
  
  The reason is currents in the Earth’s mantle layer. Maybe this video helps you understand a little bit more (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeDcnFUvBdw)

Question: WHY DO THE EARTHS PLATES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER