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What causes convection currents to form in Earth's atmosphere?
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What causes the convection currents in the asthenosphere?
The convection currents running through the asthenosphere are widely believed to be the source of movement of the tectonic plates.
What causes magnetic pole?
The Earth's magnetic field is believed to be generated by electric currents in the conductive material of its core, created by convection currents due to heat escaping from the core.
What is the effect of rotation of earth?
The earths rotation causes day and night, wind, tides and ocean currents and its also responsible for the different seasons.
Why are the layers of the earth in constant motion?
It is because of the convection currents that occurs in the mantle. The heat in the mantle circulates (we know that hot air goes up and cold air goes down) so the plates in the Earth moves. The convection currents are caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle. The heat causes the land to rise while cooling results the land to sink.
What causes changes to earths land form?
what causes changes to earths landform
The Sun heats Earth's atmosphere unevenly This causes convection currents to move in large circles in the atmosphere What is the result of convection currents in the atmosphere?
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Which process causes the transfer of energy by air currents within the Earth's atmosphere?
convection
What causes currents in the ocean and atmosphere?
Warm air rising and cold air sinking in combination with the rotation of the Earth cause the various currents in the atmosphere.
The difference in air temperature over land compared to over water causes convection currents in the atmosphere. How would a person at the beach experience these convection currents?
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What activity in the magma causes crustal plate movement?
convection currents. Causes the magma to move the earths crust creating plate movement.
Convection currents in the earths crust causes volcanos?
No. Earth's crust does not convect. Convection in the mantle, however can create hot spots and rifting, which can lead tot he formation of volcanoes.
Which statement best explains how convection currents can occur in earths mantle?
Earth's rotation causes mantle convention. But you already knew that! :P
The convention that causes earths magnetic field happens in earths?
core
How do air currents affect heat in Earths atmosphere?
Air currents affect heat by absorbing the particles which causes the particles to expand to make it even hotter.
What causes your plates to move?
convection currents!
What causes convection currents it the mantle?
Heat from the core and the mantle itself causes convection currents in earth's mantle.
What causes both earthquakes and volcanoes?
Convection currents.
