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Two Models of Plate Tectonics
File Name m00013.img.423.convection.processes.jpg
Data Type diagram
Computer Program Adobe Illustrator CS2
File Size 299.00 KB - 2 files [ jpg,pdf ]
Expert Level Graduate School
Contributor ERESE Database Team
Source Enduring Resources for Earth Science Education (ERESE)
Resource Matrix Tectonic Plates
Description
The diagram illustrates two models of how flow in the mantle is possibly related to plate tectonics. The model on the left suggests that convection in the mantle is what drives the movement of plates, while the model on the right suggests that heavy plates sink into the mantle and drive plate tectonics.
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