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What could be a possible explanation why tectonic plates do not all move in the same direction?
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What could be a possible explanation why tectonic plates do not all move in the same direction?

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The magma moves the plates in the same direction, but slab pull makes them moveaway from one another. ... D.The magma's movement in the mantle is highly erratic and causes the plates to move in circles.
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