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What is the circular motion of heated materials thought to be driving force of plate tectonics?
Convection / Magma
The force that occurs when plates are pushed together?
Plate tectonics
How is competition a driving force in society?
Competition would be the driving force of exclusion
Does plate movements help to drive the rock cycle?
Yes, because this can cause a volcano to erupt which will form igneous rock. This will then later lead to the rest of the cycle.
What is the force called that pushes the magma up through the mid-ocean ridge?
Plate TECTONICS
What theory describes the motion of the force driving the Earth's plates?
plate tectonics
What is the circular motion of heated materials thought to be driving force of plate tectonics?
Convection / Magma
What is the other main driving force of the rock cycle in addition to plate tectonics?
Water flow
In addition to plate tectonics what is the other main driving force of the rock cycle?
Water flow
What is the effect on a plate when slab sinks?
The slab sinks faster and this pulls on the rest of the plate, continuing plate tectonics. Mantle convection creates the instability that allows plate tectonics to get going and helps a little, but it's not thought to be the main driving force.
Could it be the marine currents a driving force behind plates tectonics?
No. For one thing, the ocean currents do not match up with the movements of plates. Second, the force behind those currents is not enough to drive plate movements.
What do scientists call the theory that describe the motion of the plates?
The theory of plate tectonics describes how plates move. The main driving force is convection currents in the mantle.
Force that squeezes rocks together?
Plate Tectonics
What are the mechanisms driving plate tectonics?
blah blah blah blah
The force that occurs when plates are pushed together?
Plate tectonics
Are convection currents related to plate tectonics?
A version of convection currents, occurring in the mantle, is thought to be the force behind plate tectonics.
What is the force that broke up the super continent?
It is known as Plate Tectonics.
