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  • 22-09-2020
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What role do convection currents play in
plate tectonics?

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sekharpundla sekharpundla
  • 28-09-2020

Answer:

Convection currents drive the movement of Earth's rigid tectonic plates in the planet's fluid molten mantle. In places where convection currents rise up towards the crust's surface, tectonic plates move away from each other in a process known as seafloor spreading.

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