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No tectonic plates are in or even near the earth's core!
The tectonic plates are fragments of the earth's crust.
At subduction zones the edge of the subducting tectonic plate descends as much as a few hundred miles down into the earth's mantle before melting and becoming part of the mantle.
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What do the yellow arrows in this illustration represent in the earths core?
movement of earth's tectonic plates
What is a terrestrial hazard?
A Tectonic Hazard is caused where two plates meet, these plates are platforms of rock that move on the convewction currents created by the earths core; they are known as tectonic plates. Tectonic hazards are the most obvious in the form of volcanoes and earthquakes, however they can also be other events that are linked to Earthquakes and volcanoes such as tsunamis.
How does convection currenctions work inside the earth?
Convection currents happen in the mantle and cause tectonic plates to drift. The earth is made up of the iron and nickel core, then the mantle then the crust. And the earths surface is made up of tectonic plates. These plates move due to convection currents.
Which part of earths is divided into plates?
Inner core
What is the ultimate source of heat that moves the plates?
the earths core .
Are the tectonic plates in the earths inner core?
No the tectonic plates are on top of the crust.
What do the yellow arrows in this illustration represent in the earths core?
movement of earth's tectonic plates
What do tectonic plates float on?
They are floating on the outer core
What cause the change in atmosphere?
The tectonic plates at the Earths core have movement.
What is a terrestrial hazard?
A Tectonic Hazard is caused where two plates meet, these plates are platforms of rock that move on the convewction currents created by the earths core; they are known as tectonic plates. Tectonic hazards are the most obvious in the form of volcanoes and earthquakes, however they can also be other events that are linked to Earthquakes and volcanoes such as tsunamis.
How does convection currenctions work inside the earth?
Convection currents happen in the mantle and cause tectonic plates to drift. The earth is made up of the iron and nickel core, then the mantle then the crust. And the earths surface is made up of tectonic plates. These plates move due to convection currents.
In the mantle and core make tectonic plates move?
Convection currents in the mantle and core make tectonic plates move. The continental crust of the Earth is thicker and lighter than the oceanic crust.
What layer of the earth forms the earths plates?
Tectonic plates are floating on the magma (semi-molten rocks) of the mantle layer. Therefore, they form the crust layer of the Earth.
What is the mechanism called that moves or drives the tectonic plates across the surface of the earth?
The way tectonic plates move is by the heat from the core that goes up to the mantle which pushes up the rock and pushes them together to form tectonic plates. Later the tectonic plates slowly go back down until the heat of the core reaches the mantle once again.
How does energy in earths interior cause changes to earths surface?
The energy from the core of the earth causes currents in the molten layers, the way there are currents in the ocean. These currents are what causes the Tectonic Plates to move along the surface of the earth.
Which part of earths is divided into plates?
Inner core
What is the ultimate source of heat that moves the plates?
the earths core .
