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Convection currents in the magma drive plate tectonics.

Heat generated from the radioactive decay of elements deep in the interior of the Earth creates magma (molten rock) in the aesthenosphere.

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Heat from the earth's interior causes warmer sections of the softer layer, the asthenosphere, to become buoyant and rise, displacing cooler sections of the asthenosphere, which then sink. These convection currents drive the movement of the lithospheric plates that float on top of the asthenosphere.

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The convection currents flow in the mantle.

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Convection currents are found in the mantle.

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What will happen to the convection currents in the mantle if the earths interior cools down?

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