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A long narrow and very deep canyon where the ocean floor bends down toward the mantle is called?
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What is two neighboring plates move toward each other?
it is a convergent boundary. it is caused by the convection currents in the mantle of the earth's core. this stress is called compression
What is the name of the process where ocean crust sinks back toward the mantle?
It is called subduction and only occurs in oceanic to oceanic or oceanic to continental plate collisions.
How does convectinal currents occur in the mantle?
Convection currents happen in the mantle because of heat. This allows molten rock to flow toward the crust, as opposed to away from it.
What is the movement of Earth materials through the mantle and toward the crust due to heat transfer an example of?
It is an example of heat transfer by convection. Material heated by the outer core slowly moves toward the surface through the solid but plastically-mobile mantle.
What are the 5 divisions of the earth's layers?
There are five layers that make up the earth's surface. Beginning from the top and working toward the middle of the earth, it starts with the surface which is called the crust, below that is the upper mantle, below that is the mantle and finally, the last two are the outer core and inner core.
A long narrow and very deep canyon where the ocean floor bends toward the mantle is called what?
A long narrow and very deep canyon where the ocean floor bends down toward the mantle is called an ocean trench. This is caused by two plates pulling apart.
A long narrow and very deep canyon where the ocean floor bends down toward the mantle is called what?
A long narrow and very deep canyon where the ocean floor bends down toward the mantle is called an ocean trench. This is caused by two plates pulling apart.
What is the long narrow and very deep canyon where the ocean floor bends down toward the mantle called?
A long narrow and very deep canyon where the ocean floor bends down toward the mantle is called an ocean trench. This is caused by two plates pulling apart.
What is two neighboring plates move toward each other?
it is a convergent boundary. it is caused by the convection currents in the mantle of the earth's core. this stress is called compression
What is the name of the process where ocean crust sinks back toward the mantle?
It is called subduction and only occurs in oceanic to oceanic or oceanic to continental plate collisions.
Where does magma form before it moves toward the earths surface?
in the mantle above the slab
How does convectinal currents occur in the mantle?
Convection currents happen in the mantle because of heat. This allows molten rock to flow toward the crust, as opposed to away from it.
What is the movement of Earth materials through the mantle and toward the crust due to heat transfer an example of?
It is an example of heat transfer by convection. Material heated by the outer core slowly moves toward the surface through the solid but plastically-mobile mantle.
What does it mean when sound waves are reflected of canyon walls?
It means that the sound wave goes toward the canyon wall, and then a wave carrying part of the energy comes back from the canyon wall. The remaining energy will be absorbed or will pass through.
SUbduction occurs where the oceanic crust bends down toward the mantle at a(an)?
deep ocean trench.
What are the 5 divisions of the earth's layers?
There are five layers that make up the earth's surface. Beginning from the top and working toward the middle of the earth, it starts with the surface which is called the crust, below that is the upper mantle, below that is the mantle and finally, the last two are the outer core and inner core.
How is heat from the Earth's interior transferred to the crust?
Via currents of heated rock in the mantle which rise toward the surface. Very slowly.
