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What are convection currents?
Think about what happens when you heat a liquid.
Who proposed the Convectional Current Theory?
His name also comes up in relation to plate tectonics.
Who first proposed the possibility of convection currents in the mantle?
Think of the person who explained how heat affects movement in the mantle.
True or False: Convection currents contribute to the movement of tectonic plates.
Remember how heat causes fluids to move and shift.
Explain how the convection currents in the mantle can lead to both sea floor spreading and subduction zones.
Consider how the movement of the mantle impacts the plates.
Create a diagram illustrating the relationship between convection currents and tectonic plate boundaries.
Think about how to show movement both upwards and downwards.
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