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For convection currents in the asthenosphere were does the heat come from?
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For convection currents in the asthenosphere where does the heat come from?
The bottom of the Earth. :)
Evidence of convection currents within the asthenosphere comes from?
heat flow values
What is the source of energy drives the movement of the lithosphere plates?
Asthenosphere
Where does the heat come from that drives the convection currents in the mantle?
Some is fossil heat, some from radioactivity.
What happens to convection currents if the heat source is removed?
The convection currents will eventaully stop because there is no heat to keep them moving.
For convection currents in the asthenosphere where does the heat come from?
The bottom of the Earth. :)
From convection currents in the asthenosphere where does the heat come from?
from the bottom of the earth
Evidence of convection currents within the asthenosphere comes from?
heat flow values
Heat from the earth's interior causes convection currents in which layer of earth?
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.
What is the source of energy drives the movement of the lithosphere plates?
Asthenosphere
What heat transfer occurs in asthenosphere?
It's where the plates of the lithosphere move around on, the plastic like layer of the asthenosphere. the plates move around on these
What are tectonic plates pushed by?
In the mantle, there is a fluid-like layer called the asthenosphere which has convection currents, due to the heat of the inner core. Earth's plates are hypothetically "floating" on the asthenosphere. The currents in this layer push whatever is on top of it, thus the continents move.
Where does the heat come from that drives the convection currents in the mantle?
Some is fossil heat, some from radioactivity.
Is the heat source for the convection currents in the mantle for the sun?
The difference in temperature and density is the cause of convection currents in the earths mantle. Convection currents are the flow that transfers heat within a fluid.
Is heat source for the convection currents in the mantle the sun?
The difference in temperature and density is the cause of convection currents in the earths mantle. Convection currents are the flow that transfers heat within a fluid.
What happens to convection currents if the heat source is removed?
The convection currents will eventaully stop because there is no heat to keep them moving.
What is the stress caused by in the Earth's crust?
The grinding of tectonic plates. This caused by the outer core sending heat to the asthenosphere. The heat creates convection cells (aka convection currents), which move the asthenosphere. The tectonic, or lithospheric, plates are floating on the asthenosphere. When the asthenosphere moves, the tectonic plates move, and they gring together. The grinding will eventually cause a tectonic plate to fracture, which releases energy through the earth as seismic waves, and an earthquake occurs.
