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What does the sinking of cold ocean lithosphere drive the motions of mantle convection through?
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What is heat convection?
Convection is the transfer of heat by circulation through a gas or liquid.
Where does the layer lies below the lithosphere?
The lithosphere lies above the asthenosphere. The asthenosphere is where isostatic adjustments take place and it is a very ductile region. Seismic waves pass slower through this region of the earth than they do through the overlying lithosphere.
The main process by which heat flows upward through the lithosphere is?
Radiation
If the asthenosphere cooled and stopped flowing how would you expect the movement of tectonic plates in the lithosphere to change?
The "continental drift" part of lithospheric plate tectonics would end. The lithospheric plates move around by one of two mechanisms: 1) they are conveyed (through friction) by movement of the underlying asthenosphere (this is a passive view of the lithosphere, in which mantle convection controls tectonic plate drift); and/or 2) they move around to fill in spaces created when dense lithosphere sinks (subducts) into the mantle (see ridge-push/slab-pull model). Geologists are still discussing the relative importance of each of these two mechanisms in driving plate tectonics. If the asthenosphere stopped flowing then mechanism 1 would end, as there'd be no movement to convey the lithosphere. For mechanism 2, if the asthenosphere stopped flowing, then it wouldn't be able to get out of the way to permit the dense parts of the lithosphere to subduct. When the asthenosphere ceases to flow, then heat from earth's interior would only escape through conduction, which is a less efficient process than convection. The heat would likely build until huge pools of magma (molten rock) develop and burn their way up through the asthenosphere and lithosphere, creating enormous volcanoes.
How does water get heat?
Through conduction and convection currents
The sinking of cold ocean lithosphere drives the motions of mantle convection through?
slab-pull and ridge-push
What is the process of warm air rising and cool air sinking called?
The process of warm rising and cool air sinking is called convection. Convection is the concerted, collective movement of groups or aggregates of molecules within fluids and rheids, either through advection or through diffusion or as a combination of both of them.
What is the process of warm air rising and cool air sinking?
The process of warm rising and cool air sinking is called convection. Convection is the concerted, collective movement of groups or aggregates of molecules within fluids and rheids, either through advection or through diffusion or as a combination of both of them.
How are the parts of a convection current in the mantle related to the plate motions?
convection currents in the mantle basically make waves and the waves move up through the layers of the earth causing the plates to move around a bit
What interior layer allows the earth's rigid outer shell to move?
The Mantle of the Earth is the thickest layer, and while solid, contains elements that cause it to be pliable and flowing due to extreme heat and pressure. It undergoes motions similar to boiling water, known as convection. Convection of the mantle is expressed at the surface through the motions of tectonic plates.
What is the type of heat transfer through movement of liquids and gases?
Convection.Convection.Convection.Convection.
When was Let's Go Through the Motions created?
Let's Go Through the Motions was created on 1993-04-06.
When the heated part of the mantle rises through the cooler parts this an example of?
Convection
Convection is the transfer of heat through what?
Convection is "the transfer of heat through the motion of molecules in a fluid."
What actors and actresses appeared in Through the Motions - 2012?
The cast of Through the Motions - 2012 includes: Prem John as Sam Maya Tozzi as Olivia
Do submarines explore the lithosphere?
No, submarines do not explore the lithosphere. The word lithosphere is roughly equivalent to "rock sphere" and submarines don't move through rock.
How does plasma move through the convection layer of the sun?
convection cells
