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Plate Tectonics What is it and what makes it work? Steven Earle, Geology Department Malaspina University-College. The Earth’s interior. 1000 C. 4000 C. 7000 C. Pea-soup analogy. mantle convection. Heat transfer from the core to the mantle produces slow convection of the mantle material.
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Plate TectonicsWhat is it and what makes it work?Steven Earle, Geology DepartmentMalaspina University-College
The Earth’s interior 1000 C 4000 C 7000 C
mantle convection Heat transfer from the core to the mantle produces slow convection of the mantle material (in the order of centimetres per year)
Mantle convection produces lateral forces at the boundary between the mantle and the crust
Lateral forces at the crust-mantle boundary push the crust around – in different directions – and this leads to the motion of crustal plates. The plates are moving at rates of cm/year
Convergent boundary Subduction