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What are mechanisms of plate motions described as?
Plate tectonics.
What you still don't know about plate tectonics?
Plate tectonics is a widely accepted scientific theory that explains the movement of the Earth's lithosphere. While much is known about plate tectonics, there are still ongoing debates and research regarding the driving forces behind plate movements, the formation and breakup of supercontinents, and the exact mechanisms of subduction zones and mid-ocean ridges.
What areas of the theory of plate tectonics are the least understood and in need of further research?
Areas of the theory of plate tectonics that are least understood and require further research include the mechanisms driving plate movements, the interactions between plates at their boundaries, and the role of deep Earth processes in shaping tectonic activity.
What question does the theory of plate tectonics answer that the theory of continental drift couldn't?
The theory of plate tectonics answers how and why the Earth's lithosphere is divided into several large tectonic plates that move around on the asthenosphere. It explains the mechanisms driving the movement of these plates, such as seafloor spreading and subduction, which were not fully addressed in the theory of continental drift.
What sea is expanding because of plate tectonics?
The Atlantic Ocean is expanding. Plate tectonics are driving the eastern New World and the western Old World farther apart.
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 describes large scales movements of the lithosphere called?
Plate tectonics
How do volcanoes help plate tectonics?
Volcanoes don't help plate tectonics; volcanoes are the result of plate tectonics.
Which of the terrestrial planets experiences PLATE tectonics?
Earth of coarse. The signs of plate tectonics are volcanoes, earthquakes, and once again; volcanoes. Their are signs of plate tectonics on mars that have seized to a halt. Mainly extinct volcanoes and deep trenches.
The force on the the rest to the plate from the asthenosphere below cooling sinking rock is called?
The force on the lithosphere from the asthenosphere below due to cooling and sinking rock is called slab pull. This force is one of the driving mechanisms behind plate tectonics, where the denser oceanic lithosphere sinks into the mantle, pulling the rest of the plate along with it.
Which of geologic processes formed most of californias nonmetalic mineral resources?
plate tectonics
Does seismologic evidence support plate tectonics?
yes it represets plate tectonics
