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What cause tectonic plates to move are disruptions in the Earth. They simply move, practically an inch or less each year if I'm correct, just by gravity and the rotation of the Earth each day and year. What happens when they move, if they collide, they can cause major disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, constant waves rolling in, floods, things like that.
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Do convection currents in the oceans cause tectonic plates to move?
No, convection currents in the upper mantle cause tectonic plates to move.
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
Predict how might earth's surface change as tectonic plates continue to move?
they are greater
What are the plates that move and the lithosphere is made of them?
tectonic plates
What part of Earths interior is inferred to have convection currents that cause tectonic plates to move?
the asthenosphere
Do convection current in oceans cause tectonic plates to move?
No, convection currents in the upper mantle cause tectonic plates to move.
Do convection currents in the 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!
Does convection cause tectonic plates to move?
Yes indeed.
Does convection currents in the oceans cause tectonic plates to move?
false
I am part of lithosphere but you move around on top of the asthenosphere?
The answer is Tectonic Plates
Does magnetism make the tectonic plates move?
No(see the explanation of the question "Why do the tectonic plates move?"
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
The Earth's tectonic plates are in constant motion due to several factors Temperature and density differences in the plates cause push and pull forces that move the plates?
The volcanic activey under the crust causes the tectonic plates to move
Does the tectonic plates move about?
yes the plates can move slowly
Where are tectonic plates located?
The entire crust (or outer layer) of the planet Earth is composed of plates, and the movements of those plates are described by the science of plate tectonics.
What part of earths interior is inferred to have convection that cause tectonic plates to move?
the asthenosphere
