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The convection currents whether moving toward or apart can influence the movement of the plates.

Here is a drawing:

<---..................... --->

__________ _________ This is an example of a divergent boundary

..<--- ......................--->

| ......^ ...............^ ........|

| .......|.................|.........|

V ......| ................| ........V

.----> .....................<----

If the convection............Like this, then -->that way

currents move like

this the plate will

move the plate <--that way

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