Question

What Causes Plate Motion? Still much debated-4 possible mechanisms include: Ridge Push

a) Earth's rotation
b) Ocean currents
c) Subduction forces
d) Seafloor spreading

Answer 1

Plate motion is caused by ridge push subduction forces and seafloor spreading.

Step-by-step explanation:

The movement of tectonic plates is caused by several mechanisms, including ridge push subduction forces and seafloor spreading. Ridge push occurs when molten rock rises to the surface at mid-ocean ridges pushing the plates apart.

Subduction forces occur when one plate is forced beneath another plate at a convergent boundary. Seafloor spreading happens when new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and pushes the plates apart.