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1) Plate tectonics theory describes the large-scale motions of tectonic plates on Earth. Three main forces drive plate tectonics: convection currents in the mantle, slab pull from subducting plates, and ridge push from mid-ocean ridges. 2) Convection currents in the mantle provide the heat energy that causes the semi-fluid rock there to circulate, dragging the overlying tectonic plates along with it. 3) Slab pull occurs as older, cooler, and denser oceanic plates sink into the mantle at subduction zones

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Trizh Nicole Castillo

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