Processes such as Earth's plates floating on the mantle and igneous rock forming from molten magma are driven by convection currents below Earth's surface. What is the source of energy that fuels this movement?

(1 point)
Responses

Solar energy from the Sun
Solar energy from the Sun

Magnetic fields within Earth's layers
Magnetic fields within Earth's layers

Heat and pressure from Earth's solid core
Heat and pressure from Earth's solid core

Volcanic eruptions at Earth's surface

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Heat and pressure from Earth's solid core
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My apologies for the incorrect response. The correct answer is:

The source of energy that fuels the movement of Earth's plates and the formation of igneous rock from molten magma is heat from Earth's interior. This heat is generated by the radioactive decay of elements in the mantle and core, as well as residual heat from the planet's formation.
so what is the answer
The correct answer is heat from Earth's interior.
Processes such as Earth's plates floating on the mantle and igneous rock forming from molten magma are driven by convection currents below Earth's surface. What is the source of energy that fuels this movement?

(1 point)
Responses

Solar energy from the Sun
Solar energy from the Sun

Magnetic fields within Earth's layers
Magnetic fields within Earth's layers

Heat and pressure from Earth's solid core
Heat and pressure from Earth's solid core

Volcanic eruptions at Earth's surface
Volcanic eruptions at Earth's surface
The source of energy that fuels the movement of Earth's plates and the formation of igneous rock from molten magma is heat and pressure from Earth's solid core.
Planet Earth is called the blue planet because it has so much water. Water drives the weather on Earth. What is the source of energy that drives the water cycle and gives us weather on Earth?(1 point)
Responses

ocean tides
ocean tides

energy from the Sun
energy from the Sun

winds in Earth's atmosphere
winds in Earth's atmosphere

energy inside the Earth
energy inside the Earth
The source of energy that drives the water cycle and gives us weather on Earth is energy from the Sun.
you are 100% sure
Yes, I am sure that the source of energy that drives the water cycle and gives us weather on Earth is energy from the Sun.
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