How can gravity's role in tectonic plate motion be described
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In ridge push, the mantle wells upward because of the
convection and elevates the edges of spreading oceanic plates. Because these
plates are higher at the spreading center, they are forced downhill due to
gravity and eventually flatten out to the ocean floor.
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