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What forces causes the plates to move?

The movement of tectonic plates is primarily driven by the heat and flow of mantle convection beneath the Earth's lithosphere. This convection creates currents that drag the plates along, causing them to move. Additional factors, such as ridge push and slab pull, also contribute to plate motion.


What are 3 forces that causes tectonic plates to move?

This will be in detail for your information. 3 driving forces of plate motion...one plate moves underneath the other or a continental collision (if the 2... cause the gravitational sliding of lithosphere plates away from them...


What drives the motion of the continental plates on Earth?

The motion of the continental plates on Earth is primarily driven by the process of mantle convection. Heat from Earth's core causes the rock in the mantle to slowly move, creating convection currents that push and pull the plates along with them. This movement leads to the drifting and collision of the plates, shaping the Earth's surface over millions of years.


Compare and contrast ridge-push and slab-pull?

Ridge push is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. Because mid-ocean ridges lie at a higher elevation than the rest of the ocean floor, gravity causes the ridge to push on the lithosphere that lies farther from the ridge.Slab Pull is is tectonic plate motion due to higher densities. Plate motion is partly driven by the weight of cold, dense plates sinking into the mantle at trenches.


Why are Earth's continental plates continually in motion?

Earth's continental plates are in motion due to the movement of molten rock in the Earth's mantle. This movement, known as mantle convection, transfers heat and creates the forces that push and pull the plates in different directions, causing them to move across the surface of the Earth. The continuous motion of the plates is driven by the Earth's internal heat and the resulting convection currents in the mantle.

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The Earth's tectonic plates are in constant motion due to several factors. Temperature and density differences in the plates cause push and pull forces that move the plates.?

mantle convection


Describe the three types of plate motion and the faults that are characteristic of each motion?

One of the three types of plates are the transform plates slip past each other. The convergent plates push together. The divergent plates pull away from each other.


Describe the three types of plate motion and the faults that are characteristics of each motion?

One of the three types of plates are the transform plates slip past each other. The convergent plates push together. The divergent plates pull away from each other.


Is a push or pull inertia?

Neither. Inertia is not a force.


Is normal a push or pull?

it is neither if it is natural


Can motion may be defined as any push or pull?

Motion is the act of changing position or location in space. A push or pull can cause an object to move, but not all motion is the result of a push or pull - for example, planets moving in their orbits.


When your squazzing a sponge dry is it a push or pull?

When squazzing a sponge dry, it involves both a push and pull motion. The push motion is squeezing the water out of the sponge, while the pull motion is drawing the excess water into the sponge itself.


Push or pull that causes motion?

speed


What is a push or a pull in motion?

It is called FORCE.


Is inertia a push or pull?

Neither. Inertia is not a force.


Is normal force a push or a pull?

it is neither if it is natural


What is a push-pull throttle cable for motorcycles?

A push-pull throttle is a very misunderstood thing. It is a dual cable throttle operation where in the pull cable is what opens the throttle plates. And, the push cable along with a throttle return spring is what closes the throttle plates.