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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. It moves in a pattern called a convection cell that forms when warm material rises, cools, and eventually sink down.
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What happens in the mantle that makes the plates move?
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When the earth is quaking and shaking how does it move?
Earthquakes dont move the friction in tectonical plates makes the ground vibrate (shake)They move by the shifting and movement of the tectonic plates that are moving in the first place that is causing the earthquake.
Does the tectonic plates move about?
yes the plates can move slowly
What layer of Earth makes up the plates and what layer causes them to move?
The layer of the Earth which makes up the plates is called the lithosphere. The lithosphere is composed of the continental and oceanic crusts along with the hard upper mantle.
How do plates move where convection currents are risig?
The lithosphere is the continental crust, oceanic crust and upper part of the mantle. The convection currents move in the mantle mostly in the Asthenosphere layer under the lithosphere. As the convention currents move it makes the lithosphere spread and shake.
How are plates and mountain related?
plates are part of a mountain that makes it move
What makes tectonic plates move?
convection currents :)
What happens in the mantle that makes the plates move?
sing
What makes up tetonic plates?
Tectonic plates are made of the Earth's crust. The convection caused by the mantle makes them move.
What makes the earth crust move?
The vibration of the techtonic plates. :)
Does the sun makes Earth's plates move past each other?
No. The plates move due to forces within earth, likely a combination of mantle convection, and the uneven distribution of weight on the plates.
What is it called when two plates move away from each other?
When two plates move away from each other it makes a falt line or a riffed. -bekahcboo
When two plates move away from each other it is called what boundary?
When two plates move away from each other it makes a falt line or a riffed. -bekahcboo
When the earth is quaking and shaking how does it move?
Earthquakes dont move the friction in tectonical plates makes the ground vibrate (shake)They move by the shifting and movement of the tectonic plates that are moving in the first place that is causing the earthquake.
Does the tectonic plates move about?
yes the plates can move slowly
What makes faults move?
Faults themselves don't move; they're cracks in between tectonic plates which do the moving. The plates move due to slow-moving convection currents underneath. It's basically slowly circulating magma that slowly pushes the plates along. As plates slide and collide with each other, they change the shape and position of the faults in between.
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.
