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iogann1982 [59]
3 years ago
14

How does slab pull occur

Geography
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DanielleElmas [232]3 years ago
6 0

As lithospheric plates move away from midocean ridges they cool and become denser. They eventually become more dense than the underlying hot mantle. After subducted, cool, dense lithosphere sinks into the mantle under its own weight. This helps to pull the rest of the plate down with it. This is how slab pull occur

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