What is Convection within the mantle? How does it affect the motion of plates?

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Jonathan Sanchez · Answer 1 · 2018-12-07T21:05:00+0000

The warmer magma is less dense than the cooler magma, so the warmer magma rises and the cooler magma sinks allowing it to be heated. over a long period of time, the movement of the magma causes the plates to move.

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