What movements of the earth’s crust are called horizontal, vertical? What’s their speed?

The hard shell of the Earth (the earth’s crust) is under pressure. It is caused by thermonuclear reactions, the center of which is located in the bowels of the planet. The pressure is so great that it splits the earth’s crust into lithospheric plates. The heated substance rises from the depths to the surface and, as it were, spreads near the surface, forming horizontal displacements of the plates. Plates can disperse in different directions or collide. In general, the speed of horizontal movement is calculated in fractions of centimeters per year. Vertical movements are more powerful. They lead to the formation of mountains. The movement speed is very high.



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