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Aleksandr [31]
3 years ago
5

How is heat transfer involved in the movement of tectonic plates?

Physics
1 answer:
Simora [160]3 years ago
8 0

Mantle convection

Explanation:

The driver of moving plates is the mantle convection.

Convection is a heat transfer process that involves the movement of fluids from one place to another.

How does convection occur in the mantle?

  • Part of the mantle known as the asthenosphere is a hot liquid. It moves slowly and does not readily flow.
  • Over riding the asthenosphere is the brittle lithosphere made up of the upper mantle and the entirety of the crust.
  • The asthenosphere is at a higher temperature compared to the lithosphere on top.
  • In order to achieve stability and thermal equilibrium, the asthenosphere rises to the surface whereas the dense and cold lithosphere sinks down.
  • This way a convective cell is set up.
  • Hot materials rises to the surface because they are light whereas cold materials on the surface sinks into the asthenosphere.
  • Through this the plates moves.

Learn more:

Mantle brainly.com/question/9582362

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