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∙ 11y agoYes there are! That's why the plates move! It's caused by convection circulating the magma in the mantle creating currents!
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It is believed that there are currents of molten iron ore in Earth's interior, which cause this magnetism.
The energy from the core of the earth causes currents in the molten layers, the way there are currents in the ocean. These currents are what causes the Tectonic Plates to move along the surface of the earth.
Convection currents in the Earth's molten core are thought to be responsible for causing Earth's magnetic field.
Convection currents are the movement of fluid as a result of differential heating or convection. In the case of the Earth, convection currents refer to the motion of molten rock in the mantle as radioactive decay heats up magma, causing it to rise and driving the global scale flow of magma.
Because of the convection currents of the molten rock in the interior of the Earth.
Most convection currents exist in the mantle, the layer below the Earth's crust. As the semi-molten rock heats up, it rises closer to the surface, and it sinks as it cools. This is how plate tectonics works, as the crust's plates move on these currents.
core
It is believed that there are currents of molten iron ore in Earth's interior, which cause this magnetism.
The energy from the core of the earth causes currents in the molten layers, the way there are currents in the ocean. These currents are what causes the Tectonic Plates to move along the surface of the earth.
The major players include the Earth's gravity, and the forces behind the convection currents of the molten section of Earth's interior.
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.
Geologists have hypothesized that the movement of tectonic plates is related to convection currents in the earth's mantle. Convection currents describe the rising, spread, and sinking of gas, liquid, or molten material caused by the application of heat.
Geologists have hypothesized that the movement of tectonic plates is related to convection currents in the earth's mantle. Convection currents describe the rising, spread, and sinking of gas, liquid, or molten material caused by the application of heat.
The outer core
Convection currents in the Earth's molten core are thought to be responsible for causing Earth's magnetic field.
The convection that causes Earth's magnetic field happens in Earth's molten outer core.