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View Resource Nothing seems more solid than the ground under our feet, right? Yet you might be surprised to learn that we’re actually standing on a floating layer of rock that rides on the Earth’s denser mantle. The ground moves because the mantle beneath it moves, carrying us with it.
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How does the ocean floor get its shape?
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Language: English Countries: United States
View Resource Nothing seems more solid than the ground under our feet, right? Yet you might be surprised to learn that we’re actually standing on a floating layer of rock that rides on the Earth’s denser mantle. The ground moves because the mantle beneath it moves, carrying us with it.
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