Which statement accurately describes the movement of Earth’s plates due to convection currents?

Heat from Earth’s interior warms mantle material, causing it to rise. As that heated material moves closer to the surface, it loses heat and cools. Cooling makes the material denser, so it sinks and the convection cycle continues. Therefore, the accurate statement is “As heated material gets closer to the surface, it begins to cool.”

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