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One suggestion for the cause of plate tectonics is mantle convection which is the result of cooling and heating magma. You could think of mantle convection much in the same way lava flows in a lava lamp. Lava rises in a lava lamp because it heats up and becomes less dense. While at the top of the lava lamp, the heated lava begins to cool (because it's further away from the heat source (e.g. light) at the bottom) becoming more dense and then sinks back down to the original heat source where it will be reheated.
This mantle convection is thought to work somewhat like a large conveyor belt in which the plates sit, moving them along.
Angela Veum
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What are underground plates called?
sliding,seperating,and colliding plates and tectonic plate . Tectonic plates are the one which cause earthquakes
Do convection current in oceans cause tectonic plates to move?
No, convection currents in the upper mantle cause tectonic plates to move.
How do tectonic plates cause contenitial drift?
Because tectonic plates move, therefore if the continent is on it, it moves with it!
Do convection currents in the oceans cause tectonic plates to move?
No, convection currents in the upper mantle cause tectonic plates to move.
Can volcanoes be cause by spreading tectonic plates?
no
What does the spreading of tectonic plates cause?
Spredading of tectonic plates causes Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Volcanic erruptions, etc.
How many tectonic plates do we have?
there are 7 huge plates but dozens of smaller plates
Do tides cause ocean plates to pull away from tectonic plates?
Yes!
Where are tectonic plates located?
The entire crust (or outer layer) of the planet Earth is composed of plates, and the movements of those plates are described by the science of plate tectonics.
What primary cause of volcanoes and earthquakes?
Tectonic plates
What activities can cause earthquake?
The movement of tectonic plates.
What cause earthquakestsunamis and landslides?
Shifting of tectonic plates.
