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Slab pull is the force which is caused by the sinking of the cold, dense lithosphere into the mantle. It is considered as one of the two major driving forces for the movements of tectonic plates.
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The main source of downward convection flow in the mantle is called?
slab pull
When gravity starts to pull tectonic plates into the asthenosphere the process is called?
Slab Pull.
Which is the stronger force behind the plate movement?
slab-pull
What is the plate motion due to higher densities called?
slab pull
What force exerted by the leading edge of a subducting plate?
convection
Is convection a slab-pull or slab-push?
Convection is a slab-pull
Is a divergent a slab-push a slab-pull?
convergent boundary
What is a good sentence for slab pull?
Our monster truck is certain to win the slab pull competition.
What is thought to be the main driving force behind plate movement?
slab pull
The main source of downward convection flow in the mantle is called?
slab pull
What is the difference between ridge push and slab pull?
Ridge push is a gravitation force that causes a plate to move away from the crest of an ocean ridge, and into a subduction zone. The Slab pull force is a tectonic plate force due to subduction. The difference is the force of motion.
What happens when a slab sinks?
Slab pull occurs when two plates stick together.
What does the scientific term Slab pull mean?
Slab pull means the movement of tectonic plates due to currents in the mid-mantle, this causes subduction.
How do continental plates move?
All of Earth's plates move because of convection in the asthenosphere, and slab push and pull in the lithosphere. Slab pull causes the lithosphere to slide beneath another plate into the asthenosphere, while slab push helps the slab move away from the ridge toward the slab pull.
Where does slab pull take place?
In the mantle and asthenosphere.
When gravity starts to pull tectonic plates into the asthenosphere the process is called what?
Slab Pull.
When gravity starts to pull tectonic plates into the asthenosphere what is the process called?
Slab Pull.
