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What was occurring in the mantle and are thought to be the force behind plate tectonics?
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Would plate tectonics work if the mantle were made out of normal solid rock?
no it would not.
What is a brief description of plate tectonics?
A brief description of plate tectonics would be the theory that parts of Earth's lithosphere are always in motion, driven by the convection currents inside the mantle.
Which two factors are most important to the existence of plate tectonics on Earth?
mantle convection and a thin lithosphere
What is the plates that floating on the upper layer of the earth's mantle?
Plate tectonics... I wish you would be more specific.
What theory states that earth's crust and rigid upper mantle upper mantle move in different directions and at different rates over earth's surface?
Plate tectonics
Are convection currents related to plate tectonics?
A version of convection currents, occurring in the mantle, is thought to be the force behind plate tectonics.
How convection currents are related to plate tectonics?
Because convection currents is the heating rising cooling process and if the crust and part of the upper mantle wasn't divided into sections the heated material couldn't rise up. ="overflow:hidden;background-color:transparent;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;border:mediumnone">
Which theory describes the motion of earth's crust on its mantle?
plate tectonics=D
Are plate tectonics caused by convection currents in the mantle?
That is the current theory of plate tectonics.
What is the motion of earth's crust on the mantle?
Tectonics.
How Does the Mantle Affect the Earth's Crust?
Convection currents in the mantle create plate tectonics.
What movements of the earth's crust and mantle are referred to as?
Plate tectonics.
The theory of plate tectonics explains the movement of the plates by convection cells in which layers?
mantle or upper mantle
Did the upper mantle or core of earths surface drive the plate tectonics?
The mantle, being of a silly-putty-like consistancy, is responsible for the movement of the plates on earth's crust, or plate tectonics.
What is the effect on a plate when slab sinks?
The slab sinks faster and this pulls on the rest of the plate, continuing plate tectonics. Mantle convection creates the instability that allows plate tectonics to get going and helps a little, but it's not thought to be the main driving force.
What is the theory that states that earths crust and upper mantle move around on a speacial layer of the mantle?
Plate tectonics.
Where is the asthenosphere and what does it do?
The asthenosphere is a section of the upper mantle that enables plate tectonics.
