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Plates at our planet's surface move because of the intense heat in the Earth's core that causes molten rock in the mantle layer to move. It moves in a pattern called a convection cell that forms when warm material rises, cools, and eventually sink down. As the cooled material sinks down, it is warmed and rises again.
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What causes plates to be pulled apart?
If you are referring to continental drift then it is mantle convection that moves some plates away from each other and some towards each other. Heating of the mantle closer to the core and then cooling of the mantle near the surface causes a circular effect, the plates (which float on top of the mantle) get dragged around by the circular movement.
How did Pangaea break apart?
Pangaea broke apart because of the movement of tectonic plates, which causes earthquakes and volcanoes.
What causes a super- continent to break apart?
The shifting of tectonic plates and continental drift.
What is it called when two plates are pulling apart?
plates puled apart
What are the stages of rift valley formation?
it is formed when two oceanic plates diverge away from each other, the lithosphere is pulled or torn apart :))))))))))))))))))))))))) XXXXXXXXXXDDDDDDDDDD
How are the pushed together and pulled apart?
Both continental and oceanic plates float on the top surface of the mantle, which is divided into convection cells. The movement of these convection cells drag the plates along: where convection causes the mantle material to fall the plates are pushed together and where convection causes the mantle material to rise the plates are pulled apart.
What causes plates to be pulled apart?
If you are referring to continental drift then it is mantle convection that moves some plates away from each other and some towards each other. Heating of the mantle closer to the core and then cooling of the mantle near the surface causes a circular effect, the plates (which float on top of the mantle) get dragged around by the circular movement.
What fault forms when plates are pulled apart?
a normal fault
What physical feature in Africa was formed when the plates pulled apart?
The Nile
How do plates push together?
Both continental and oceanic plates float on the top surface of the mantle, which is divided into convection cells. The movement of these convection cells drag the plates along: where convection causes the mantle material to fall the plates are pushed together and where convection causes the mantle material to rise the plates are pulled apart.
What causes tectonic plate to be pulled apart?
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How was the mount meakan volcano formed?
Plates pushed together makes mountains therefore plates pulled apart makes volcanos
Is it true that rocks an be pulled apart by the movement of tectonic plates?
Yes. Tectonic plates are extremely strong and catastrophic in some cases.
What type of boundary forms when two plates pull apart?
When the two plates are pulled apart it forms a Constructive Plate Boundary. When it is pulled apart, a big hole is made so material from the mantle fills the void and creates a new crust. It can be seen as a wound for example, a scab begins to repair the wound but any stress cracks it apart, that causes the blood (mantle) to ooze back in again to reform a new scab (crust).Hope I helped :)wrong...it's divergent.
What causes two continental plates to diverge?
An earth quake. This happens because the vibrations force the plates apart
How did Pangaea break apart?
Pangaea broke apart because of the movement of tectonic plates, which causes earthquakes and volcanoes.
When plates beneath the ocean move apart from one another what happens to the magma below?
Magma is extruded as lava at the mid-ocean ridges when they are pulled apart.
