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Convection cells of magma, circular currents of heating and cooling which increases (cooling) or decreases (heating) density. The Circular motion pulls the plates (away )apart at one point which results with a counter motion of the plates "pushing" into other plates which pushes into another plate so on and so forth.

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Tectonic plates are propelled by convection currents in the underlying magma.

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the force that twists,tears or pushes one part of the crust past another is

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convection currents
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it is called shear

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