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This video lesson talks about the three forces that drive the tectonic plates.I hope this lesson will help specially... What drives the tectonic plates to move?
27 paź 2020 · This is a supplemental video in Science - Grade 10. Contents are anchored on the Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC) 1 Week 7 - Describe the possible ...
Mini-lecture 10.6 - Ridge push and the drag force, part of the topic Plate-driving forces in the Geodynamics course at the University of Helsinki.Lecture sli...
Ridge push (also known as gravitational slides or sliding plate force) is a proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonics that occurs at mid-ocean ridges as the result of the rigid lithosphere sliding down the hot, raised asthenosphere below mid-ocean ridges.
Ridge push (also known as gravitational slides or sliding plate force) is a proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonics that occurs at mid-ocean ridges as the result of the rigid lithosphere sliding down the hot, raised asthenosphere below mid-ocean ridges.
The result is a slight lateral incline with increased distance from the ridge axis. This force is regarded as a secondary force and is often referred to as “ridge push”. This is a misnomer as nothing is “pushing” horizontally and tensional features are dominant along ridges.
Ridge push happens at mid-ocean ridges, while slab pull occurs at subduction zones. Understanding these forces helps explain how mountains form, why earthquakes happen, and where volcanoes appear. Slab pull is the stronger force, but both play crucial roles in keeping the Earth's crust in constant motion. Ridge push and slab pull forces
