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        317    Lithosphere                 hot   is   it   motion:  where  convection   to  occur  in  the


        Earth                \             from  depth  where  few  cm/year)  convection  can  occur  in   thought       rebound.
        the
        Within   Boundary    ee                 is  also                                               isostatic   and

        Heat   Divergent   Plate   Mantle   ws   Core      of  boiling  water,  rising                 Erosion




               \\ ..       Lower           pot   very  slow  rate  (a  plate  convergence.  Some  convection       faulting.  b)
                                           in   a   dense.  b)  Ata  redistributing  heat.  convection  contributes  to  lithospheric  plate                 a)  Thrust
                                           Heat moves  rapidly   and



               b
                                           a)   becomes  cold   Earth's  Surface                        //eat  transfer  by  advection.




               :                           Heat  transfer  by  convection.   it   where   to  rise,  plates  diverge:  descending  currents  enhance   10.10
                      Currents   WS          the  surface   a                                          FIGURE

                      Convection           10.9   near  Earth's  asthenosphere.  In  addition



             a                             FIGURE   light,  falling   currents   deeper  mantle.





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                                                                                  is   rapidly   surface   filling   pie   through   vertical   hori-   of
                                                                                  of  material   resemble   the   the   proceeds   however,   the   uplift

             205k                              8                                    heat   the   of   or   as
             (°C)                          (°C)                  ;    hot  center  of   surface.   move   at   might   deforming   transferred   generally   instances,   horizontal   include   well
             of Potato             ~ Genter  of Potato      of  Earth   aero nermnesDats   Center  of Earth——      the   from  temperature  increase   Earth  develops  an   its  cool   movement   currents   water  denser   baking   pie   convection   places   is   heat   flow   some   large   Examples   as  faults,   10.10).   (Fig.



             Temperature   5s_s_               Temperature  eR   sseesseeseenee  caecetirnasttet   -   is  conducted   interior  to  its  hot   with  conjunction   convection   colder,   cherry   10.9b);   (Fig.   in   fall,   and   whereby   heat  Advective   In  temperature.   material   hot   significant.   thrust   rebound





               = ss   8   8   $<  8   seer                    $000   60004   7000!   heat   a)  As   near  the  center.  b)  The   in   heat   of   water,  boiling   rises;  burner   the   heated.  A   is   it   where   system   rise   that  currents   of  convection,   state.   solid   the  readjusts   of  blocks   is  transfer   deep-seated  along   isostatic   and
                (uss)  o}B}0g  UlYYM  yideg




        Flow                                                          Heat  transfer  by  conduction.  potato  to  the  cooler  surface,  a  temperature  gradient  develops. The  the  surface,  more  gradual  gradient  as  heat  conducts  from   transfer   The   of   pot   a   near   burner,  lithosphere/asthenosphere   produces   type  special   a   in   conduction   move  quickly   heat  advective   movements   erosion   to
        Heat   Dry Potato                                                  thermal   In   water   Hot   the   near   a   is   material   that   vertical   due


        10                                                            10.8   rapid  near   Convection   convection.   10.9a).   to   Earth’s   (asthenosphere)   (lithosphere).   Advection   of   that   so   processes   so   and   ranges
        Chapter   a)                                                  FIGURE   a   is   analogous   called   (Fig   descends   crust   movement   slowly,   tectonic   distances,   zontal   mountain


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