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What are the plates move around the earth?
tectonic plates
What is Another Name For The Plates That Move Around?
If you mean for the plates that are the earth's crust they are called 'Tectonic Plates'.
What causes earth 's plates to move continuously?
Convection in the earth's mantle.
How have crustal plates moved over time?
Molten magma from the mantle rises at the top oceanic ridge, cools and solidifies, continually forming a crustal plate. Hundreds to thousands of miles from the ridge the plate moves downward into the mantle at the contact with another plate and melts. The continuous process resembling a large "conveyor belt" moves the crustal plate a few centimeters each year.
Why do the Earths plates move?
The Earth's plates move due to forces associated with the mantle convection process. Heat from the Earth's core causes the mantle to circulate, creating movements that push and pull on the tectonic plates above. This leads to the slow but constant motion of the Earth's lithosphere.
What are the plates move around the earth?
tectonic plates
How do the tectonic plates of the earth move?
no
How does the earth's plates move on top of the crust?
The Earth's tectonic plates do not move on top of the crust, they are the crust. The crust is made out of plates. The plates float on top of the mantle, which is made of molten rock, called magma. The plates move because of currents in the magma.
Why do the earth plates move together?
earthquakes
What state move mean describes earths plates?
In human history no state has had to move because of the Earth's plates.
Does the sun makes Earth's plates move past each other?
No. The plates move due to forces within earth, likely a combination of mantle convection, and the uneven distribution of weight on the plates.
What is earth tectonic activities?
It is when Earth's tectonic plates move around.
What is Another Name For The Plates That Move Around?
If you mean for the plates that are the earth's crust they are called 'Tectonic Plates'.
What do geologists think causes earths plates to move?
The movement of the Earth's plates is known as plate tectonics. Geologists think the plates move due to a build up of extreme heat in the Earth's crust.
What is the science behind earthquakes?
The Earth's crust is composed of large plates, which sometimes move. When the plates move, the ground moves.
What do geologists think cause the earth's plates to move?
Geologists believe that the movement of the Earth's plates is caused by the heat from the Earth's core creating convection currents in the mantle. These currents cause the plates to slowly drift and move over time, a process known as plate tectonics.
Where do earth's plates move around?
at divergent boundaries
