kuehnastrachel kuehnastrachel
  • 18-09-2018
  • Geography
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What causes the convection currents in the mantle?

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InnocentSoul
InnocentSoul InnocentSoul
  • 18-09-2018

Convection currents in the magma drive plate tectonics. Heat generated from the radioactive decay of elements deep in the interior of the Earth creates magma (molten rock) in the aesthenosphere.

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Madhatter101
Madhatter101 Madhatter101
  • 18-09-2018

I believe your answer is heat . In Earth's mantle, large amounts of heat are transferred by convection currents

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