WHAT CAUSES TECTONIC PLATES TO MOVE? wHEN The mantle moves, the plates move

When the inner core move, the plates mobe

When the outer cor moves, the plates move

So  if  the sum of the enthalpies of the reactants is greater than the products, the  reaction  will be  exothermic.  if  the products side has a larger enthalpy, the  reaction  is  endothermic. you may wonder why  endothermic reactions, which soak up energy or enthalpy from the environment, even happen