Name: _________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Class: __________________ Fill out the graphic organizer with the steps of how convection currents are formed. You will then use the graphic organizer to write a paragraph explaining how convection currents move in the mantle on the back of this sheet. Convection Current What would happen if the heat source disappeared? Heat is
applied to the
material.
Name: _________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Class: __________________ Use the graphic organizer to write a paragraph about the movement of convection currents in the mantle. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What affect do the convection currents in the mantle have on the plates of the lithosphere? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________