Meaning of name Dinesh. Etymology : Means day lord from Sanskrit (dina) day and (isha) lord. Saint :
A: The three primary causes for tectonic plate movement are the convection of material in the mantle, gravity and the rotation of the planet. These forces cause each of the seven major plates and numerous other microplates to move independently of the others at a rate of a few centimeters per year.
What causes the currents under the tectonic plates is the heat in the surface s core. There are three different types of tectonic boundaries: convergent, plates move into each other; divergent, plates move apart; and transform, plates move sideways in relation to each other.