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The convection currents running through the asthenosphere are widely believed to be the source of movement of the tectonic plates.
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The movement of tectonic plates is inferred by many scientists to be driven by?
Convection currents in the asthenosphere
What is the mechanical layer of Earth that has the most active convection currents?
The Earth's core.
What causes convection currents to form in Earth's atmosphere?
Solar energy
What will happen to convection currents in the mantle if earth's interior eventually cools down?
the convection currents will stop
How are convection currents in the mantle and in the oceans similar How are they different?
The ocean currents are colder than the currents in the mantle,and the are located in different areas.
What do convection currents in the asthenosphere cause?
The convection currents running through the asthenosphere are widely believed to be the source of movement of the tectonic plates.
Heat from the earth's interior causes convection currents in which layer of earth?
Convection currents in the magma drive plate tectonics.Heat generated from the radioactive decay of elements deep in the interior of the Earth creates magma (molten rock) in the aesthenosphere.
The layer of rock that has convection currents flowing?
The asthenosphere.
How do convection currents affect the lithosphere?
Convection currents in the asthenosphere helps form subduction zones at convergent boundaries and ridges at divergent boundaries. This slow and continuous convection causes the plates on earth's crust to move.
Why are there three convection currents in the asthenosphere?
There way more than that.
For convection currents in the asthenosphere where does the heat come from?
The bottom of the Earth. :)
From convection currents in the asthenosphere where does the heat come from?
from the bottom of the earth
How does the rock move in the asthenosphere?
Convection Currents carry the plates
Where do convection currents flow through the earth?
The mantle called the asthenosphere
Evidence of convection currents within the asthenosphere comes from?
heat flow values
Why can lithosphere plates drift or move?
convection currents cause movement in the asthenosphere
What are the main causes of convection in the asthenosphere?
Density and tempurature.
