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earthquake data is used to explore the structure of the mantle

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Q: How has earthquake data been used to explore the size of convection currents in the mantle?
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Where do convection currents flow in Earth?

Convection currents are found in the plastic mantle in Earth.


Where in the earth do convection currents occur?

Convection currents take place in the mantle.


How thick are the convection currents?

The convection currents are in the mantle😱


What movement does mantle convection currents cause?

They cause plate movement. The plate movement then causes an earthquake.


The layer in which convection currents move?

Convection currents move in the Mantle.


The driving forces of tectonic plates are related to convection currents in Earth's?

mantle.


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.


Which layer of the earth is the place where convection occurs?

Convection currents rese and sink through the mantle and the liquid outer core. In Earth's mantle, large amounts of heat are transferred by convection currents. Heat from the core and the mantle itself causes convection currents in the mantle.


Is the heat source for the convection currents in the mantle for the sun?

The difference in temperature and density is the cause of convection currents in the earths mantle. Convection currents are the flow that transfers heat within a fluid.


Is heat source for the convection currents in the mantle the sun?

The difference in temperature and density is the cause of convection currents in the earths mantle. Convection currents are the flow that transfers heat within a fluid.


What causes convection currents it the mantle?

Heat from the core and the mantle itself causes convection currents in earth's mantle.


Scientists think plates are moved by?

volcanos and earthquakes