Unequal heat distribution.
Earth is currently drifting on a layer of molten rock known as the asthenosphere, which is part of the upper mantle beneath the rigid lithosphere. The lithosphere is divided into several tectonic plates that float on this semi-fluid layer. These tectonic plates move due to convection currents in the mantle, driven by heat from the Earth's core. This movement causes various geological phenomena, including earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of mountain ranges.
The Earth's plates are presently drifting on the semi-fluid asthenosphere layer of the mantle. This movement is driven by the heat generated from the Earth's core and the process known as mantle convection.
Tectonic Plates
Inner core
the convection currents in the mantle under the earths curst is moving the broken plates in earths lithosphere causing the plates slide across the lithosphere. this process is called tectonics. (jon lay wrote this,)
Unequal heat distribution.
No, they move slowly. The North Magnetic Pole, for example, is currently drifting a little west of north at about 40 km/year.
The crustal plates (made mostly of low density granitic rock) float on the mantle (made mostly of high density basaltic rock). Convection cells in the mantle move the floating crustal plates around.
Techtonic plates
The rigid lithosphere is the zone on Earth's surface that forms drifting tectonic plates. These plates float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below and interact with each other at plate boundaries, leading to various geological phenomena such as earthquakes and mountain formation.
The Earth's plates are presently drifting on the semi-fluid asthenosphere layer of the mantle. This movement is driven by the heat generated from the Earth's core and the process known as mantle convection.
The tectonic plates below earths surface shape earths landforms
The main force driving the drifting of continents is plate tectonics. This is caused by the movement of the Earth's lithosphere plates over the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them. The plates can converge, diverge, or slide past each other, leading to the drifting of continents over long periods of time.
Tectonic Plates.
The worlds tectonic plates slide on the earths mantle.
there are 8 plates