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alexandr1967 [171]
3 years ago
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How does gravity affect the movement of plates at mid-ocean ridges?

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Usimov [2.4K]3 years ago
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Convection currents push up on parts of the plate. Then gravity pulls on those areas, bringing them downward. And, as these areas move lower, the ridges then push the plates away and outward.

Diano4ka-milaya [45]3 years ago
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Answer: Gravitational sliding away from a spreading ocean ridge takes place with plate movement driven because of the higher elevation of plates at ocean ridges. As fresh magma wells up at mid-ocean ridges to form new young, oceanic lithosphere, a higher elevation is formed at spreading ridges.

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