Where Are Convection Currents Located

Where Are Convection Currents Located?

What layer of earth are convection currents located?

The heat rising from the Earth’s core creates convection currents in the plastic layer of the mantle (asthenosphere). The convection currents slowly move the tectonic plates above them in different directions.

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