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WHAT ARE PLATE TECTONICS?,
- Plate tectonics is the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
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WHAT ARE CONVECTION CURRENTS?
- Convection currents are the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfer heat from one part of a fluid to another.
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WHAT IS SLAB PULL?
- Slab pull is when gravity pulls the plates down to the mantle (subduction)
