LuLu1969
LuLu1969 LuLu1969
  • 17-11-2017
  • Physics
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At what location does gravity play a role in moving tectonic plates

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musicalelsaisbored
musicalelsaisbored musicalelsaisbored
  • 17-11-2017
At the edge of the plates.
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DerrickStalvey DerrickStalvey
  • 14-01-2020

Answer:

In subduction of one plate over another on the basis of weight

Explanation:

When two plates moving and colliding, the plate with higher mass will subduct below the plate with lower weigh and lighter would remain above. generally continental types of plates are lighter in weight and oceanic plates are heavier.

Ex:- The collision of Eurasian plate and Indian plate. Indian plate is below and Eurasian plate above and formation of Himalaya

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