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One suggestion for the cause of plate tectonics is mantle convection which is the result of cooling and heating magma. You could think of mantle convection much in the same way lava flows in a lava lamp. Lava rises in a lava lamp because it heats up and becomes less dense. While at the top of the lava lamp, the heated lava begins to cool (because it's further away from the heat source (e.g. light) at the bottom) becoming more dense and then sinks back down to the original heat source where it will be reheated.
This mantle convection is thought to work somewhat like a large conveyor belt in which the plates sit, moving them along.
What else can I help you with?
Do convection current in oceans cause tectonic plates to move?
No, convection currents in the upper mantle cause tectonic plates to move.
How do tectonic plates cause contenitial drift?
Because tectonic plates move, therefore if the continent is on it, it moves with it!
Can volcanoes be cause by spreading tectonic plates?
no
What does the spreading of tectonic plates cause?
Spredading of tectonic plates causes Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Volcanic erruptions, etc.
How many tectonic plates do we have?
there are 7 huge plates but dozens of smaller plates
Do tides cause ocean plates to pull away from tectonic plates?
Yes!
What activities can cause earthquake?
The movement of tectonic plates.
What was the cause of Japanese earthquake?
Tectonic plates that slipped.
What cause earthquakestsunamis and landslides?
Shifting of tectonic plates.
What primary cause of volcanoes and earthquakes?
Tectonic plates
What causes colliding plates?
tectonic movement can cause tectonic plates to collide, drift apart, or slide across one another
Are volcanoes formed when tectonic plates are moving?
When the tectonic plates cause earthquake, it creates a crater in earth. This opening can lead to a volcano.
