The mantle does not drive plates, the ductility of the Asthenosphere does.
It is the convection on the liquid outer core/ and semi fluid mantle that is responsible for the movement of plates.
The movement of tectonic plates in the lower mantle is primarily driven by the process of mantle convection. This is caused by the heat released from the Earth's core, which creates circulation patterns in the mantle that can cause the plates to move. The upwelling and downwelling of material in the mantle contribute to the lateral movement of tectonic plates.
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Yes, tectonic plates are composed of the Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle. The movement of these plates is responsible for various geological phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.
tectonic plates. These plates are responsible for the movement of continents and seismic activity, including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
The lithosphere, which is the outermost layer of the Earth, is responsible for making up the tectonic plates. It includes the crust and upper part of the mantle and is broken up into various plates that are in constant motion due to the underlying mantle convection currents.
Plates of the lithosphere do not float on the core. They float on the asthenosphere (plastic mantle). Due to convection currents and the earths rotation, plates glide over the asthenosphere. This theory is the theory of Plate Tectonics.
Large sections of Earth's crust and upper mantle are called tectonic plates. These plates are responsible for the movement and interactions that shape the Earth's surface, including the formation of mountains, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
The lithosphere, which includes the rigid outermost layer of the Earth's mantle, is responsible for the movement and formation of tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below and interact with each other at plate boundaries, leading to processes like subduction and spreading.
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Sliding plates are involved in earthquakes but I wouldn't say that they are responsible. Why do they slide? The Earth's mantle contains radioactive material which heats the mantle, and the heating is not entirely even since the distribution of radioactive material is also not entirely even. When heat builds up in one location, it causes convection currents; the hotter molten rock will rise. These currents at some point rub against the continental plates that float on top of the mantle. This causes the plates to slowly move. At some point, colliding plates, or plates that slide underneath other plates, will result in an earthquake.
The putty-like layer of the mantle is known as the asthenosphere. It is a semi-solid, ductile layer of the mantle that lies just below the rigid lithosphere. The asthenosphere allows tectonic plates to move and is responsible for the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates.