Question

(science, please help me!)

Why is the mantle so important to the movement of Earth's plates?

A. Temperature differences in the mantle set up convection currents that help drive the movement of Earth's plates.

B Earthquakes occur constantly in the mantle, which causes the plates to move.

C. The mantle is solid and broken up into pieces which allows the plates to move.

D. Heavy metals in the mantle set up strong magnetic fields that attract and repel Earth's plates.

Answer 1

Earth's mantle plays an important role in the evolution of the crust and provides the thermal and mechanical driving forces for plate tectonics. Heat liberated by the core is transferred into the mantle where most of it (> 90%) is convected through the mantle to the base of the lithosphere.

Answer 2

option A is the correct answer for ur question