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Tectonic plates move due to the heat and flow of molten rock beneath the Earth's surface, a process known as mantle convection. This movement causes the plates to either collide, separate, or slide past each other, leading to various geological events like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
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Which plates are really really dense?
Tectonic plates are the densest plates on Earth's surface.
Do all the tectonic plates move at the same rate?
No, tectonic plates move at different rates. Some plates move faster than others, while some plates move very slowly. The movement of the plates is driven by the underlying convection currents in the Earth's mantle.
Why do the tectonic plates move in the first place?
Tectonic plates move because of the heat and pressure from the Earth's core, causing convection currents in the mantle that push the plates apart or pull them together.
What are the plates that move and the lithosphere is made of them?
The plates that move are called tectonic plates. The lithosphere is made up of these plates, which consist of both the crust and the upper part of the mantle. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below, causing them to move and interact with each other at plate boundaries.
What layer moves at tectonic plates?
The lithosphere is the layer that moves with the tectonic plates. The lithosphere is made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle, and it is broken into tectonic plates that move and interact with each other.
Does magnetism make the tectonic plates move?
No(see the explanation of the question "Why do the tectonic plates move?"
How can tectonic plates move thousands of miles?
Tectonic plates move thousands of miles because they are not anchored down.
In what direction do tectonic plates go?
Tectonic plates move from east to west as a whole due to the coreolis (not sure of spelling) effect.
What are the plates move around the earth?
tectonic plates
How do the tectonic plates of the earth move?
no
What is stresses in tectonic plates?
Magma moving underneath the earth causes tectonic plates to move about.
What is the point where the tectonic plates move causing an earthquake?
earthquake zone or in the boundry of tectonic plates
Do convection current in oceans cause tectonic plates to move?
No, convection currents in the upper mantle cause tectonic plates to move.
Which plates are really really dense?
Tectonic plates are the densest plates on Earth's surface.
What are the large thin plates that move relative to one another on the outer surface of earth called?
They are called tectonic or lithospheric plates.
Tectonic plates interact at what?
Tectonic plates interact at plate boundariesThey move apart at divergent boundaries
How do tectonic plates cause contenitial drift?
Because tectonic plates move, therefore if the continent is on it, it moves with it!
