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What is most responsible for any movement in the Earth's rock plates? (
• divergent plate boundaries
• convection currents
• landforms
• convergent plate boundaries
• divergent plate boundaries
• convection currents
• landforms
• convergent plate boundaries
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The most responsible for movement in the Earth's rock plates is **convection currents**.
Convection currents occur in the Earth's mantle, where heat from the core causes the mantle material to circulate. As hot material rises and cooler material sinks, these currents create sufficient force to move the tectonic plates situated on the Earth's crust above the mantle. While divergent and convergent plate boundaries describe specific types of interactions between plates, it is the convection currents in the mantle that drive the overall movement of these plates.
Convection currents occur in the Earth's mantle, where heat from the core causes the mantle material to circulate. As hot material rises and cooler material sinks, these currents create sufficient force to move the tectonic plates situated on the Earth's crust above the mantle. While divergent and convergent plate boundaries describe specific types of interactions between plates, it is the convection currents in the mantle that drive the overall movement of these plates.