Mid-ocean ridge
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
It occurs when convection currents rise in the mantle
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There are two processes, ridge-push and slab-pull
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Ridge-push occurs when the weight of the ridge pushes the rest of the tectonic plate away from the ridge
Slab-pull is the simply the weight of the tectonic plate being pulled below the plate dragging the rest of the plate along behind it.
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Citations
"Mid-ocean Ridge." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, n.d. Web. 13 May 2014.
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