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heat moves through plate tectonics by convection
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt is convection.I have not looked this up, but I'm pretty sure this it. It is the process of magma rising then it comes back down by a trench! (i think)
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∙ 16y agoMantle Convection
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∙ 11y agoConvection.
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conduction
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radation
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What heat transfer cause plates to move?
evaporation
What may be the main cause of the plates to move?
Plates at our planet's surface move because of the intense heat in the Earth's core that causes molten rock in the mantle layer to move.
What is the cause of the currents that make plates move across the earth?
Radioactive decay of long-lived isotopes in the Earth's deep interior is the source of heat which causes convection currents in the magma which causes tectonic plates to move.
What causes continental plates to move?
the continental plates are caused when silicon,silica and dioxid combined together making the plates split and then it causes the plates to move.
How do plates move where convection currents are sinking?
They move towards each other.
What heat transfer cause plates to move?
evaporation
What type of transfer causes plates to move?
Divergent, convergent and transforming.
What process allows the plates to move?
convection currents and heat transfer
What type of heat transfer causes heat move?
dont know
What type of heat transfer cause plates to move?
dont know
Heat rising from within earth causes earth's what to move?
Heat rising from within the Earth causes the Earth's tectonic plates to move. The constant rising and sinking of heat are called convection currents.
What may be the main cause of the plates to move?
Plates at our planet's surface move because of the intense heat in the Earth's core that causes molten rock in the mantle layer to move.
What makes the plate move?
Plates move because of the intense heat in the Earth's core. The heat causes molten rock in the mantle layer to move.
What do geologists think causes earths plates to move?
The movement of the Earth's plates is known as plate tectonics. Geologists think the plates move due to a build up of extreme heat in the Earth's crust.
What is the cause of the currents that make plates move across the earth?
Radioactive decay of long-lived isotopes in the Earth's deep interior is the source of heat which causes convection currents in the magma which causes tectonic plates to move.
What drives the process of plate teconics?
Mantle convection causes the tectonic plates of the Earth to move slowly. Mantle convection is when heat moves from the mantle to the surface and causes the mantle, and the tectonic plates to move very slowly.
What causes continental plates to move?
the continental plates are caused when silicon,silica and dioxid combined together making the plates split and then it causes the plates to move.
