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The asthenosphere is the layer of the Earth directly below the brittle lithosphere, made of solid rock with a small percentage of melt, which is under tremendous pressure and temperature conditions. It performs and moves in a ductile fashion (highly viscous) even though it is considered rock, and does not break while under stress, but can move due to convection currents of heat arising from Earth's interior.
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∙ 13y agoCurrents in the Earth's mantle are the result of temperature differences; hotter magma expands and is therefore less dense than cooler magma, and will rise, causing a convection current. Heat in the Earth's interior is primarily caused by radioactivity.
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∙ 13y agoThe term is mantle convection. However this is only one of the driving forces of plate motions, with the dominant forces being ridge push and slab pull which are ultimately driven by gravity.
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Where do convection currents flow in Earth?
Convection currents are found in the plastic mantle in Earth.
Where in the earth do convection currents occur?
Convection currents take place in the mantle.
The driving forces of tectonic plates are related to convection currents in Earth's?
mantle.
Which layer of the earth is the place where convection occurs?
Convection currents rese and sink through the mantle and the liquid outer core. In Earth's mantle, large amounts of heat are transferred by convection currents. Heat from the core and the mantle itself causes convection currents in the mantle.
Scientists think plates are moved by?
volcanos and earthquakes
Where do convection currents flow in Earth?
Convection currents are found in the plastic mantle in Earth.
Where in the earth do convection currents occur?
Convection currents take place in the mantle.
How thick are the convection currents?
The convection currents are in the mantle😱
The layer in which convection currents move?
Convection currents move in the Mantle.
The driving forces of tectonic plates are related to convection currents in Earth's?
mantle.
How are convection currents in the mantle and in the oceans similar How are they different?
The ocean currents are colder than the currents in the mantle,and the are located in different areas.
Which layer of the earth is the place where convection occurs?
Convection currents rese and sink through the mantle and the liquid outer core. In Earth's mantle, large amounts of heat are transferred by convection currents. Heat from the core and the mantle itself causes convection currents in the mantle.
Is the heat source for the convection currents in the mantle for the sun?
The difference in temperature and density is the cause of convection currents in the earths mantle. Convection currents are the flow that transfers heat within a fluid.
Is heat source for the convection currents in the mantle the sun?
The difference in temperature and density is the cause of convection currents in the earths mantle. Convection currents are the flow that transfers heat within a fluid.
What causes convection currents it the mantle?
Heat from the core and the mantle itself causes convection currents in earth's mantle.
Scientists think plates are moved by?
volcanos and earthquakes
What currents are they when are transferred within the mantle and fluid?
Convection currents.
