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What processes would likely stop if earth's interior cooled so much that the tectonic plates stopped moving?
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What would happen to the rock cycle if earth's interior cooled so much that plate motions stopped?
i dont know
What may have cooled the earth's surface?
after collisions subsided, the earth's surface was able to cool, but the interior remained hot
How do scarps on Mercury differ from geological faults on Earth?
Scarps are thought to have been formed when the planet's iron core cooled and contracted, causing the crust to crack. Faults on Earth are the result of tectonic activity.
Where is seafloor being created?
The mid-atlantic Ridge. There, two tectonic plates are pulling apart, and magma from the mantle rises to the space between these two plates. This magma is cooled instantly, becoming a new ocean floor.
When liquid water is heated by the Sun it often evaporates becoming a gas and entering the atmosphere. When gaseous water is cooled it often condenses.?
These reverse processes are both part of the water cycle
If the asthenosphere cooled and stopped flowing how would you expect the movement of tectonic plates in the lithosphere to change Tectonic plates would?
move less then 2cm a year
What would happen to the rock cycle if earth's interior cooled so much that plate motions stopped?
i dont know
What would happen if the interior of the Earth cooled?
In reality, the interior of the Earth is slowly cooling. In human time perspective, however, this cooling has no impact.
What would happend to the convection currents in the mantle if earths interior eventually cooled down?
They will stop.
What will happen to the convection currents in the mantle if Earth's interior eventually cooled down?
The convection currents will stop
What may have cooled the earth's surface?
after collisions subsided, the earth's surface was able to cool, but the interior remained hot
Are tectonic plates large and small slabs of rocks?
Tectonic plates are very large (their highest points form the continents) and constitute the hard crust of the planet. They sit afloat the mantle - molten material called magma - and they are formed from- and return to- magma as parts of the plates are cooled or heated.
What planet was shaped by craters by volcanoes but interior has cooled off creating dark low lying lava plains?
Earth
Why does Mars not have plate tectonics?
"Smaller terrestrial planets like Mars cooled more rapidly than Earth and lost its internal heat much earlier in their history. Mars experienced plate techtonics very early in its history (4 billion years ago) when it was still hot. When the interior cooled, plate techtonics stopped."- as quoted in Chapter 4 "Plate Tectonics" on page 101 from the textbook The Good Earth: Introduction To Earth Science
Does mars not have plate tectonics?
"Smaller terrestrial planets like Mars cooled more rapidly than Earth and lost its internal heat much earlier in their history... Mars experienced plate techtonics very early in its history (4 billion years ago) when it was still hot. When the interior cooled, plate techtonics stopped."- as quoted in Chapter 4 "Plate Tectonics" on page 101 from the textbook The Good Earth: Introduction To Earth Science
How do you stop a fan from running after car is stopped?
With some vehicles the fan runs until the engine has cooled down. Give us more info.
What would happen to the convection currents in the Mantle if the earth interior eventually cooled down?
If the mantle of the earth interior were to cool down the convection currents and plate tectonics would stop. That would mean that there would be no more earthquakes or volcanoes.
