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The main cause of plate tectonics is convection currents in the mantle, where heat from the Earth's core causes the mantle material to move in a circular motion. This movement creates forces that push and pull on the tectonic plates, causing them to move across the Earth's surface. Additionally, the gravitational pull of the Earth's major celestial bodies, such as the Sun and Moon, can also influence plate movements through tidal forces.
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Is there any evidence that plate tectonics operate on the moon?
No. The only object other than Earth that shows evidence of processes similar to plate tetonics is Jupiters 4th largest moon, Europa.
What type of plate boundary causes volcanic eruptions?
There are two plate boundaries that cause volcanoes. They are the divergent and convergent plate boundaries.
What type of plate causes volcanoes?
Yes, It is convergent
What is the electrical charge on the plate that causes the beam to bend toward that plate?
The electrical charge on the plate that causes the beam to bend toward it is negative. This negative charge creates an electric field that interacts with the positively charged ions in the beam, causing them to be attracted towards the negatively charged plate.
What internal process causes most earthquakes?
Plate tectonics
How would the earth be like without plate tetonics?
ok how would the earth be like without plate tetonics
Who discoverded plate tetonics?
alfred wegner.
What moves plate tetonics?
Heat from Earth's interior via convection currents.
What do people think caused the tangshan earthquake other than plate tetonics?
explosion
Is there any evidence that plate tectonics operate on the moon?
No. The only object other than Earth that shows evidence of processes similar to plate tetonics is Jupiters 4th largest moon, Europa.
Why does land separate?
There is a theory called plate tetonics, which is basically that the earth has many different plates that sometimes move. When they move, they take the land above them with them. The elastic rebound theory is one of the reasons for earthquakes.
What causes a crater on a volcano?
plate tectonics and plate boundries
What plate process causes volcanoes to form at their boundaries?
the plate of your mom
What type of plate of plate boundary causes mountains?
Convergent Boundaries.
What causes the creation of various landforms at plate boundaries?
Plate movements.
What plate boundary causes seismic waves?
Destructive plate boundary.
What kind of plate boundary causes mountains to form?
The plate boundary that causes mountains to form is called a convergent boundary.
