Which statement explains how convection currents affect the movement of plates? Gravity pulls one edge of a plate down into the

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Which statement explains how convection currents affect the movement of plates? Gravity pulls one edge of a plate down into the

mantle, which causes the rest of the plate to move as well. Heat from Earth’s interior causes lithospheric plates to collide at convergent plate boundaries, causing volcanoes. Heat from Earth’s interior causes currents of hot rising magma and cooler sinking magma to flow, moving the crust along with them. As convection currents drift across the oceans, they bring the pieces of Earth’s crust with them as the supercontinent breaks apart.

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Nimfa-mama [501] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-06T22:58:52+03:00

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It would be C my friendssss

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marissa [1.9K] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-06T20:49:55+03:00

Answer

C. Heat from Earth’s interior causes currents of hot rising magma and cooler sinking magma to flow, moving the crust along with them.

Explanation

In plate tectonic movements, the plates of the earth surface float on top of liquid mantle. Convectional currents develop in the mantle to push the plates along as per the direction of flow. The liquid rocks heated in the mantle rise towards the crust. The rocks near the surface is cooler and sinks down towards the core. This magma cycle rising from the core to the crust and back causes the plate movement.