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Convection, the heating and cooling of the astenosphere, a ridge push, at mid ocean ridges oceanic lithosphere slides down due to gravity, slab pull, oceanic lithosphere sinks in the astenosphere and pulls the rest of the tectonic plate with it.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoConvection, the heating and cooling of the astenosphere, a ridge push, at mid ocean ridges oceanic lithosphere slides down due to gravity, slab pull, oceanic lithosphere sinks in the astenosphere and pulls the rest of the tectonic plate with it.
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∙ 10y ago1.slab pull: a sinking oceanic plate in a subduction zone will pull other plates toward it
2. convection currents in the earth's mantle move the crustal plates on top of them
3. Magma upwelling at the surface (along mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys)pushing older crust away
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∙ 9y agoRidge Push is the force applied to plates at spreading centers, Slab Pull is considered by many to be the dominant, or even the only, driving mechanism for plate tectonics and Plate Drag is supported in several different models of plate tectonics. In one model, the upper mantle is separated from the lower mantle, with little or no transfer of material between them. Small, local convection cells in the upper mantle can occur beneath the interiors of plates and can contribute frictional drag forces to reinforce plate movement.
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∙ 8y agoThe island arcs subduction, ands oceanic continental.
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∙ 7y agoIt is mantle, crust and lithosphere
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What are name of the three sub-classes of tectonic plates?
constructive, destructive and conservative
What is it called when two plates hit each other?
When two tectonic plates meet, we get a "plateboundary." There are three major types of plate boundaries. If two tectonic plates collide, they form a convergent plate boundary. Usually, one of the convergingplateswill move beneath the other, which is known as subduction.
What kind of rock are the tectonic plates composed of?
Mainly:Continental Plates-GraniteOceanic Plates-Basalt
Name three natural disasters caused by tectonic plates?
the three types of disasters tectonic plate movements cause are; Conservative- when the plates slid past each other and cause an earthquake. destructive- when two plates bash into each-other and cause either and earthquake or and volcano to erupt. constructive- when two plates move away from each other and construct new crust. well, hope you liked my answer, and by the way, kids are smart cause I'm only 12 !!
What does plate boundary mean?
Earth's crust is broken up into segments called tectonic plates, which move very slowly. A plate boundary is where two of these plates meet. There are three basic types: convergent boundaries where plates collide, divergent boundaries where plates pull apart, and transform boundaries where plates slide past each other.
What cities are on tectonic plate boundaries?
Japan is under three tectonic plates
Name any three type of plates?
Dinner plates, tectonic plates, and Norman Rockwell collectible plates.
What three tectonic plates come together in the middle east?
The African, Arabian, and Eurasian plates.
What cities are on plate boundaries?
Japan is under three tectonic plates
What are name of the three sub-classes of tectonic plates?
constructive, destructive and conservative
Mexico's plateau and mountain ranges create three?
Located atop three tectonic plates (North American, Pacific and Cocos Plates), Mexicois one of the most geologically active regions of Earth.mexico plateau and mountain ranges create 3 tectonic plates.
What are 3 continental plates?
They are tectonic plates. There are more than three plates. However, here are the names of three plates, Africa, North America, South America. The others are Europe/Asia and Australia.
What kind of rocks do El Salvador Have?
Igneous, for sure, with the convergence of three tectonic plates.
Three characteristics of tectonic plates?
transforming boundaries, convergment boundaries, and divergent boundaries
What is the name of the three tectonic plates that lie near Kobe?
Pacific, Eurasian and Philippine
In what three ways can tectonic plates move?
Im pretty sure its ridge push, slab pull, and mantle convection
What makes Mexico's land unstable?
The fact that Mexico lies atop three tectonic plates (North American, Pacific and Cocos Plates).
