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What process, driven by heat generated from within the Earth's core, occurs in the mantle and is a primary cause of plate tectonics?

A.faulting
B.mantle convection
C.subduction
D.trench formation

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The answer is B. Mantle convection.
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Answer:

The correct option is (B)mantle convection

Step-by-step explanation:

Tectonic plates at the earth's surface move because of the intense heat in the Earth's core. this heat causes molten rock in the mantle layer to move. It moves in a pattern called a convection cell and producing a movement called mantle convection which is the slow creeping motion of Earth's solid silicate.

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