Driving Forces

Tectonics · Part 7

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Table of Contents

  1. 1.The Force Balance on Tectonic Plates
  2. 2.The Plate Force Balance
  3. 3.Slab Pull: The Dominant Force
  4. 4.Ridge Push
  5. 5.Basal Drag, Slab Suction & GPE
  6. 6.Torque Balance & Relative Force Magnitudes

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