kˈɛɹiz ɛkspˈændɪŋ ˈɜːθ bˈɛɹz mˈɛni ɹᵻzˈɛmblənsᵻz tə ðə kˈɜːɹənt mˈɑːdəl, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ sˌuːpɚkˈɑːntɪnənts dᵻvˈaɪdɪŋ ænd ɡˌoʊɪŋ ɐdɹˈɪft, zˈoʊnz ʌv nˈuː kɹˈʌst bˌiːɪŋ dʒˈɛnɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn dˈiːp ˌoʊʃɪˈænɪk ɹˈɪdʒᵻz, ænd ˈʌðɚ fɪnˈɑːmɪnə əvə stˈɪl ˈæktɪv kɹˈʌst.
Carey's expanding earth bears many resemblances to the current model, including supercontinents dividing and going adrift, zones of new crust being generated in deep oceanic ridges, and other phenomena of a still active crust.