1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Pie
3 years ago
15

What causes convection currents in earth's mantle?

History
2 answers:
Y_Kistochka [10]3 years ago
3 0
Convection currents in earths mantle are caused by the rise of hot material rising towards the crust, becoming cooler and sinking back down. 
Trava [24]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Heat energy from the earth's core

Explanation:

The earth is comprised of hot molten rock materials in its extreme interior. These are dense materials namely iron, nickel and some other siderophile elements are also present. They are mostly the alloys of iron and nickel. The temperature at the core is about 6000°C. This heat energy is radiated from the interior of the earth towards the outer layers, as a result of which the convection currents are generated in the mantle. This convection current is responsible for the drifting of the lithospheric plates over the less dense layer of asthenosphere.

These plates when floats over the asthenosphere shares the following type of plate boundaries, namely-

(1) Divergent plate boundary

(2) Convergent plate boundary

(3) Transform plate boundary

You might be interested in
Who formed the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?
Softa [21]

Answer:Ella backer

Explanation:

5 0
3 years ago
Which statement accurately describes events in the Revolutionary War? A. The Battle of Yorktown was a British victory that gave
Ierofanga [76]
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War, after this battle, many countries including France thought the Patriots could win the war.

The answer is the second option. (Option B)
3 0
3 years ago
What is a major difference between the fundamental beliefs of communists and the fundamental beliefs of capitalists?
KIM [24]

Answer:

Money, basically.

Explanation:

The major difference between communists and capitalists is that communists believe in a general conformity where everyone gets the same, and capitalists believe in a society where it's a race to get the most money, resources, and economic wealth.

Hope this helped. :)

4 0
3 years ago
True or false: south africa’s system of education does not need to be reformed
SOVA2 [1]
The answer is False because they dont have many educated teachers to pass the information on to the students.
5 0
3 years ago
In 1875 a number of corrupt politicians and distillers avoided paying millions of federal tax dollars imposed on liquor the scan
malfutka [58]
It was called the whiskey ring.
 
8 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Which river was the border between Texas and Mexico after the war?
    12·2 answers
  • Like Hitler, Lenin maintained his dictatorial control by
    14·2 answers
  • 1.What has been the hottest year on record worldwide?
    10·1 answer
  • Which countries do the Korean Peninsula share a border with?
    7·2 answers
  • How did the Suez Crisis affect perceptions of the United States and its allies?
    15·2 answers
  • Who is being described in the box? attended morehouse college led the montgomery bus boycott?
    14·1 answer
  • What problems did the Konbaung kings have?
    13·1 answer
  • In Colonial times, the French and Indians fought a war with Britain over American soil and ______ won.
    14·1 answer
  • HELP PLEASE THE WINDOW FOR WHEN THIS IS DUE IS ALMOST CLOSED !!!!
    8·1 answer
  • The Civil War was devastating to the South, which lost nearly one-fifth of its white adult male population. True False
    9·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!