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Mantle Convection
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- Summary
There are two main models for mantle convection: double-layered and single layered, also referred to as double and single stage models. Here you have some effects on the lithosphere.
- Learning objectives
- To illustrate the difference between the two models for mantle convection.
- How to use the animation
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- Keywords
- convection, cell, ocean, crust, earth, mantle, lithospheric, lithosphere, asthenospheric, asthenosphere, inner-core, outer-core, inner, ridge, oceanic, subduction-zone, hot-spot, plate, fusion, magma, plume
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