Generally the farther a location is from the equator the its climate

Generally  the farther a location is   from   the  equator  the  cooler   its  climate  than  those  closer  to  the  equator. Due   to   the  earth  tilt  the area farther  from  the  equator  receive  less  direct  sunlight   and  hence  are  cooler  than  those  closer to  the  equator.

Mantle convection is the process that drives plate tectonics. the theory of plate tectonics states that the crust is divided into plates that float on the semi molten mantle below. the circular motion of the magma as it slowly rises and falls or move though convection cells drags the plates along causing them to move. the heat source in the lamp would represent the earth's core. the core is the source of energy that drives convection in the mantle. the lava represents molten magma under the earth's surface. if the lava lamp had floating pieces they would move as the circular motion of the lava in the lamp as it rises and falls would move them along the surface. these floating pieces would represent pieces of the earth's crust. 

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