it is donna move slower
The mantle is hotter than the crust.
No, the core is hotter.
The mantle is expected to be cooler than the inner core but hotter than the outer core. The inner core is the hottest layer of the Earth, while the outer core is composed of molten iron and nickel. The mantle, located between the crust and core, experiences convection currents due to heat from the core, making it warmer than the outer core but cooler than the inner core.
The movement of lithospheric plates is primarily driven by the process of plate tectonics, which is caused by convection currents in the Earth's mantle. As the hot material rises and cooler material sinks in the mantle, it creates forces that push and pull the plates, causing them to move over the surface of the Earth. This movement can result in phenomena like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the formation of mountain ranges.
I believe that is convection.
The mantle is hotter than the crust.
The boundary that separates the Earth's crust and the cooler part of the mantle is called the Mohorovičić discontinuity or Moho. It marks the transition between the Earth's crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
The mantle gets energy to move in convection currents from the heat generated by the radioactive decay of elements within the Earth's interior. This heat causes the mantle material to become less dense, leading to its upward movement. The cooler, denser material then sinks back down, completing the convection cycle.
The rock in the lower mantle moves around easily than the crust. This is because rock in the lower mantle is hotter and closer to its melting point. Rocks in the crust are cooler thus harder to move around.
No, the core is hotter.
The mantle is expected to be cooler than the inner core but hotter than the outer core. The inner core is the hottest layer of the Earth, while the outer core is composed of molten iron and nickel. The mantle, located between the crust and core, experiences convection currents due to heat from the core, making it warmer than the outer core but cooler than the inner core.
No it's the other way round. Rock in the mantle is hotter, nearer to its melting point (though it's still solid) and so can move around quite easily. Rock in the crust is much cooler, like frozen ice and so it is much harder to move around.
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