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instructions: read every question carefully, you dont any time limit, but you only get one attempt. remember acuff, landyn 03.02 layers of the earth (03.02 lc) in what layer are convection currents found? continental crust inner core asthenosphere oceanic crust
Convection currents occur in the asthenosphere. The asthenosphere is a semi - fluid layer in the upper mantle. Heat from the Earth's interior causes the material in the asthenosphere to circulate, forming convection currents. These currents play a crucial role in plate tectonics, as they are thought to drive the movement of the Earth's lithospheric plates. The other options (oceanic crust, continental crust, inner core) are not the layers where convection currents are primarily found. The crust (both oceanic and continental) is too rigid, and the inner core is solid (due to extreme pressure) and not involved in convection in the way the asthenosphere is.
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