It moves plates and causes compression and tension as well as the movement of magma.
Convection currents transfer heat from Earth's core to the mantle, causing the mantle material to flow and create movement in the lithosphere. This movement generates heat due to friction and pressure. So, convection currents help distribute heat within Earth's interior rather than produce it.
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The movement of convection currents in the mantle is believed to have caused the Earth's lithosphere to break into plates. These currents create stress within the lithosphere, leading to the formation of tectonic plates.
Convection currents in the mantle create plate tectonics.
Convection currents are agents of heat transfer within Earth's interior. And could also serve as mechnism for heat generation in the earth crust.
Convection currents occur in the semi-molten mantle. They are created by heat within the earth. As the mantle heats, the rock rises. When it cools, it sinks back down. This movement causes changes in the surface of the Earth.
Energy is transferred within the Earth through conduction, convection, and radiation. In the atmosphere, energy is transferred through processes such as convection, advection, and radiation. In the oceans, energy is transferred through currents, waves, and tides, as well as through processes like conduction and convection.
Convection currents in the mantle create plate tectonics.
No. Convection currents which could lead to volcanism in the crust occur in the mantle. The crust is too cold and brittle for convection currents to occur.
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