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The document discusses the mechanisms that drive and resist the movement of tectonic plates. It explains that convection currents in the mantle, caused by differences in temperature and density, drive plate motions. The main driving forces are ridge push from mantle upwelling at mid-ocean ridges and slab pull as dense oceanic plates sink into the mantle. Resisting forces include slab resistance from friction as plates subduct, transform fault resistance between moving plates, and drag forces at the lithosph
- Author
- Alex Valdecañas
- Language
- EN