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Does convection currents in the oceans cause tectonic plates to move?
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What do convection currents do over time?
They move tectonic plates
What is tectonic convection?
Your probably referring to the magma convection currents within the mantle. Like normal heaing and cooling convection currents, the magma ebbs & flows, keeping the tectonic plates in motion.
The driving forces to tectonic plates are related to convection currents in earths what?
mantle.
The motion of tectonic plates is part of a larger system that includes?
Convection currents in the mantle
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.
Do convection currents in the oceans cause tectonic plates to move?
No, convection currents in the upper mantle cause tectonic plates to move.
Do convection current in oceans cause tectonic plates to move?
No, convection currents in the upper mantle cause tectonic plates to move.
Why do you have tectonic plates?
Convection currents.
What makes tectonic plates?
convection currents :)
Which layer of the earth contains convection currents that move the tectonic plates?
The upper mantle contains convection currents that move the tectonic plates.
What makes tectonic plates move?
convection currents :)
How do convection currents affect earth?
Convection Currents affect earth by slowly moving the tectonic plates
What allows tectonic plates to move on mantle?
convection currents
What do convection currents do over time?
They move tectonic plates
Scientists think plates are moved by?
volcanos and earthquakes
What do convection currents do over millions of years?
They move tectonic plates
What 3 forces possibly move tectonic plates?
convection currents
