0
What else can I help you with?
What causes colliding plates?
tectonic movement can cause tectonic plates to collide, drift apart, or slide across one another
How does the motion of the tectonic plates relate to continental drift?
Continental drift is the theory that "plates" on the Earth are constantly in motion and have been for millions of years. Tectonic plates are the actual moving plates.
How does motion of tectonic plates relate to continental drift?
Continental drift is the theory that "plates" on the Earth are constantly in motion and have been for millions of years. Tectonic plates are the actual moving plates.
How does the motion of tectonic plates relate continental drift?
Continental drift is the theory that "plates" on the Earth are constantly in motion and have been for millions of years. Tectonic plates are the actual moving plates.
What is the therory that explain the movement of tectonic plates?
Continental drift
What do scientist now think might be a possible cause of the of continental drift?
They now think that the continents are moving because of tectonic plates and how they move, or drift, apart.
Could the earth's magnetic poles be the cause of continental drift?
No, the Earth's magnetic poles are not responsible for continental drift. Continental drift is primarily driven by the movement of tectonic plates in the Earth's lithosphere. The Earth's magnetic field does play a role in plate tectonics through magnetic stripes on the ocean floor, but it is not the primary cause of continental drift.
How did you break land into 7 continents?
Continental drift - the movement of tectonic plates
How does the movement of tectonic plates and continents relate?
When the plates drift apart through sea floor spreading, so do the continents
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.
What is the primary force that cause the seafloor to spread and continental to drift?
The primary force that causes the seafloor to spread and continents to drift is plate tectonics. This process is driven by the movement of molten rock in the Earth's mantle, which generates forces that push apart tectonic plates, leading to seafloor spreading and continental drift.
Does the earth's magnetic shield cause the land masses to drift apart?
No. Earth has tectonic plates that slowly move and create earthquakes by rubbing against each other.
