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Are the tectonic plates in the earths inner core?
No the tectonic plates are on top of the crust.
What is the mechanism called that moves or drives the tectonic plates across the surface of the earth?
The way tectonic plates move is by the heat from the core that goes up to the mantle which pushes up the rock and pushes them together to form tectonic plates. Later the tectonic plates slowly go back down until the heat of the core reaches the mantle once again.
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.
Are all tectonic plates located at earth's core?
No tectonic plates are in or even near the earth's core! The tectonic plates are fragments of the earth's crust. At subduction zones the edge of the subducting tectonic plate descends as much as a few hundred miles down into the earth's mantle before melting and becoming part of the mantle.
Is the crust made of tectonic plates?
Yes, it is made of tectonic plates and those plates have names e.g. Indo Australian plate, Eurasion plate
Why do the tectonic plates move in the first place?
Tectonic plates move because of the heat and pressure from the Earth's core, causing convection currents in the mantle that push the plates apart or pull them together.
Does Uranus have earthquake?
uranus is a gas giant. Gas giants lack the tectonic plates (rocky plates floating on top of a molten core) necessary to have earthquakes. Only rocky planets which have tectonic plates can have earthquakes.
What do tectonic plates float on?
They are floating on the outer core
What kind of plates are made up of the earth?
The Earth's plates are called tectonic plates.
What is the name for the theory that the earth's surface is made up of slabs of rock that float on a molten mantle and liquid iron core?
You are referring to tectonic plates.
What do the yellow arrows in this illustration represent in the earths core?
movement of earth's tectonic plates
Does other planets have earthquakes?
No because the Earth has an internal core with tectonic plates that move.
