Question

stimulus - use the information provided to help answer the following questions.
newton’s laws of motion act simultaneously within earth’s plate tectonic systems.

• newton’s first law - earth’s plates will move in continuous slow motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
• newton’s second law - convection currents in the asthenosphere exert forces on the plates, causing them to accelerate.
• newton’s third law - earth’s plates apply equal and opposite forces on each other.

1. are earth’s plates at rest or in motion?
2. where are convection currents located?
3. what do convection currents cause?
4. forces between tectonic plates are -
5. what is an example of a landform shaped by earth’s tectonic activity?

Explanation:

Question 1

From Newton’s first law in the stimulus, Earth’s plates move in continuous slow motion unless an unbalanced force acts. So they are in motion.

The stimulus states Newton’s second law involves convection currents in the asthenosphere exerting forces on plates. So convection currents are in the asthenosphere.

Newton’s second law says convection currents in the asthenosphere exert forces on plates, causing them to accelerate (movement of tectonic plates).

Answer:

Earth’s plates are in motion.

Question 2