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No. The plates ride on a bed of molten lava beneath the earth's surface. If the earth was cold, there would be nothing below the surface to move the plates. In other words, it would be just like the cold, dead moon.
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∙ 6y agono because the movement in plates is caused by convection currents, which are caused by the viscous mantle rock heating up nearer the earths core, then rising, cooling near the crust, and then sinking back to the core in a very big circular motion.
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IS the speed of the earth plates very slow?
the speed of the earths plates are very slow, and sometimes they don't move at all. if the earths plates were constantly moving (allot) then we would not be able to build cities because of constant earthquakes.
How does the movement of tectonic plates?
The layer of the Earth called the mantle is continuously circulating like rice would in boiling water. This movement under the crust cause the plates to shift moving the plates to create mountains, valleys, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
How does transform plate boundary changes the earth's surface?
over the last 20 million years the tectonic plates had moved so much the continents has separated :(
What is composed of oceanic or continental crust and upper mantle?
The crust and upper mantle consist of hard rocks which form the moving plates of the outer layer of Earth.
How does the movement of tectonic plated occur?
The layer of the Earth called the mantle is continuously circulating like rice would in boiling water. This movement under the crust cause the plates to shift moving the plates to create mountains, valleys, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
What would the surface of the Earth eventually look like if the Earth's plates stopped moving?
the earth will stop moving around its orbit
What would the surface of the Earth eventually look like Earth's plates stopped moving?
Flat as no more mountain building would occur and ultimately all mountain ranges would be weathered flat..
IS the speed of the earth plates very slow?
the speed of the earths plates are very slow, and sometimes they don't move at all. if the earths plates were constantly moving (allot) then we would not be able to build cities because of constant earthquakes.
Is the speed of earth plates is very slow?
the speed of the earths plates are very slow, and sometimes they don't move at all. if the earths plates were constantly moving (allot) then we would not be able to build cities because of constant earthquakes.
How does the movement of tectonic plates?
The layer of the Earth called the mantle is continuously circulating like rice would in boiling water. This movement under the crust cause the plates to shift moving the plates to create mountains, valleys, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
What would happen to the plates if the asthenosphere below them cooled and became solid?
The plates will then stop moving
What is composed of oceanic or continental crust and upper mantle?
The crust and upper mantle consist of hard rocks which form the moving plates of the outer layer of Earth.
How does transform plate boundary changes the earth's surface?
over the last 20 million years the tectonic plates had moved so much the continents has separated :(
How do you stop earth quick?
You can't stop the Earth, and you wouldn't want to, if you do a lot of people would die because one part of the planet would no longer have sunlight and plants would die out. I suspect you misspelled your question and you were actually asking about earth quakes. You can't stop those either. They're caused by the moving of tectonic plates and all the moving hot masses underneath the Earth's crust.
What stop plates from moving?
A soft collision between two plates could possibly stop the plates from moving for a time. But if subduction occurs, when one plate is forced down into the magma, movement would begin once more.
How does the movement of tectonic plated occur?
The layer of the Earth called the mantle is continuously circulating like rice would in boiling water. This movement under the crust cause the plates to shift moving the plates to create mountains, valleys, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
How can tectonic plates harm the earth?
They can't. Earth would be a permanently frozen planet if it wasn't for the internal heat which causes the movement of tectonic plates. And we would never have existed.
