Heat from Earth's core could be underlying force in plate tectonics

ENN
Jan 18, 2017, 3:46 pm60 pts
For decades, scientists have theorized that the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates is driven largely by negative buoyancy created as they cool. New research, however, shows plate dynamics are driven significantly by the additional force of heat drawn from the Earth’s core.The new findings also challenge…

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