What is ridge push?

cooler, denser crust sinks into the mantle

when edges become denser and gravity pulls them downward and away from one another

currents just beneath Earth's crust flow very slowly, causing movement in the plates above them

folding and crumpling and sliding upward creating mountains

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17 April, 08:04

What is ridge push?

cooler, denser crust sinks into the mantle

when edges become denser and gravity pulls them downward and away from one another

currents just beneath Earth's crust flow very slowly, causing movement in the plates above them

folding and crumpling and sliding upward creating mountains

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Jimena · Answer 1

When edges become denser and gravity pulls them downward and away from one another.

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Ridge push is caused by the gravitational forces and is responsible for the plate motion in plate tectonics and it happens at the mid ocean ridges.

What is ridge push?cooler, denser crust sinks into the mantlewhen edges become denser and gravity pulls them downward and away from one anothercurrents just beneath Earth's crust flow very slowly, causing movement in the plates above themfolding and crumpling and sliding upward creating mountains