CONVECTION

CURRENT
MANTLE
HOW IS A CONVEYOR BELT
RELATED TO THE
MOVEMENT OF
LITHOSPHERIC PLATE?

What causes the plates to

move?
Convection Current Activity
Questions
1. From the activity, what do the fire and bubbles represent?
a. Fire
b. Bubbles
What caused the formation of bubbles?
3. What caused the oil to move upward? What pushed some
of the oil to move
downward?
APPLICATION
Question
1. Relate the movement of the oil to the movement and
direction of the plates in
the mantle. Explain briefly.
2. What causes plate movement? What is the
characteristic of the mantle that
convection is possible?
3. What do you think will happen to the part of the mantle
near the core after
several years?
Generalization
As a substance like oil is heated, the less dense particles
will ______________ while denser particles _____________.
Once the hot less dense particles _____________ down, they
sink, and other less dense particles rise. This continuous
process is called ________________________.
Convection current occurs when the materials from the
Earth’s _____________ like rocks near the Earth’s core become
extremely hot, making them ____________ than the cooler
mantle rocks in the upper layers. In effect, the less dense, hot
rock. rise and the relatively __________ cool rocks sink. These
convection currents circling within the mantle push the magma up
forming new crusts and exerting a lateral force on the plate,
pushing it apart.
 As the substance like water is
heated, the less dense particles rise
while denser particles sink. Once the hot
less dense particles cool down, they sink,
and the other less dense particles rise.