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What are the mechanisms that drive Plate Tectonics?

Oct 28, 20226 minSeason 3Ep. 46
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What drives the movement of the Earth's huge lithospheric tectonic plates? In this episode, we talk about mantle convection currents and slab pull - the too well-accepted theories for what is driving Plate Tectonics.

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