Question

How the convection current affects the movement of tectonic plates?

Answer 1

Answer:

Geologists have hypothesized that the movement of tectonic plates is related to convection currents in the earth's mantle.Tremendous heat and pressure within the earth cause the hot magma to flow in convection currents. These currents cause the movement of the tectonic plates that make up the earth's crust.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Convection currents describe the rising, spread, and sinking of gas, liquid, or molten material caused by the application of heat.

2. Tremendous heat and pressure within the earth cause the hot magma to flow in convection currents.

3. These currents cause the movement of the tectonic plates that make up the earth's crust.

4. The heat from radioactive processes within the planet's interior causes the plates to move, sometimes toward and sometimes away from each other.