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Q: How does the outer core drive convection?
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The convention that causes earths magnetic field happens in earths?

core


How is the mantle like the outer core?

they both have convection currents


Which layer of the earth does convection take place in?

convection takes place in the outer core......... i think


Why does convection occurs in the athenosphere?

heat from the outer core and the mantle when it drifts up to the asthenosphere it causes convection.


Does In the outer core flows water currents?

No. The outer core is made of iron and a lighter element, probably nickel. There is no free water in the outer core. But the outer core is liquid, and that liquid does circulate ("convection"). That circulation is what generates the magnetic field.


Where does the convection that causes earths magnetic field?

The convection that causes Earth's magnetic field happens in Earth's molten outer core.


Conclusion based on the analysis of seismic data supports the inference that Earths outer core is liquid?

there are convection currents in the upper core.


How is earth's interior like a stove burner?

The core or outer core heats the convection currrents, and therefore is like a stove burner.


Which layer of the earth is the place where convection occurs?

Convection currents rese and sink through the mantle and the liquid outer core. In Earth's mantle, large amounts of heat are transferred by convection currents. Heat from the core and the mantle itself causes convection currents in the mantle.


What convection help move pieces of the lithosphere around?

it's either the crust, or the outer core, or the mantle


What is one result of convection in Earth's outer core?

ErosionEarth's magnetic fieldmelted glaciersEarth's force of gravity


Where does the heat come from that drives this convection current the mantle?

The heat comes from the outer core, which provides the heat.