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Earths lithosphere is broken into huge moving slabs of rock driven by motions in the mantle?
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The motion in the mantle is known as convection currents which helps move earth's slabs, known as plates. Convection occurs in the upper mantle known as the asthenosphere.
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You state earth lithosphere is broken into huge moving slabs of rock driven by motions in the mantle?
the theory of plate tectonics
Theory that pieces of earths lithosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle?
Two words - plate tectonics - describe the theory that the surface of the earth is in constant motion.
How is the earths external heat engine driven?
By the Sun or Solar Energy
What is the surface on which the lithospheric plates move around earths surface?
Lower mantle is the surface on which the lithospheric plates move around earths surface.
How does the force of gravity affect tectonic plates?
Gravitational sliding:Plate motion is driven by the higher elevation of plates at ocean ridges. As oceanic lithosphere is formed at spreading ridges from hot mantle material it gradually cools and thickens with age (and thus distance from the ridge).
What states that the earths lithoshere is broken into huge moving slabs of rock driven by motions in the mantle?
The theory of plate tectonics states that the lithosphere is broken into moving pieces of earth driven by convection currents located inside the mantle.
You state earth lithosphere is broken into huge moving slabs of rock driven by motions in the mantle?
the theory of plate tectonics
The lithosphere is broken into sperate sections called?
Plate tectonics that are in slow, constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle.
The lithosphere is broken into separate sections called what?
The lithosphere is broken into about 100 separate sections called tectonic or crustal plates. They are divided by faults which are very much like cracks between plates. These plates float on top of the asthenosphere. A rift valley is a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
Theory that pieces of earths lithosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle?
Two words - plate tectonics - describe the theory that the surface of the earth is in constant motion.
How is the earths external heat engine driven?
By the Sun or Solar Energy
How does a swallow navigate to make the mirgration?
They are driven by instinct & the earths magnetic feild.
How do you replace a lug on the front rotor assembly of a 1995 Isuzu rodeo?
The old broken one must be driven out and the new one driven or pressed in.
How are the four components of the earths systems connected?
How are the four component systems of the earth system connected? The four components of the earth system, the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere, are connected through energy flows and matter cycling, driven by energy from the sun. Internal heat energy does contribute to the formation of some landforms, including volcanoes, but its effect is minimal compared to that of the sun.
What is a brief description of plate tectonics?
A brief description of plate tectonics would be the theory that parts of Earth's lithosphere are always in motion, driven by the convection currents inside the mantle.
What if ocean currents stop?
Ocean currents cannot simply stop. They are driven mainly by weather systems, heat and the earths rotation
Can a car be driven with a broken heating coil?
NO, man what collage did u go to, stupid r us
