Although slab pull and ridge push appear to be the dominant forces acting on plates, they are not the only forces that influence plate motion. Beneath plates, convective flow in the mantlee exerts a force,perhaps best described as "mantle drag"
Although slab pull and ridge push appear to be the dominant forces acting on plates, they are not the only forces that influence plate motion. Beneath plates, convective flow in the mantlee exerts a force,perhaps best described as "mantle drag"