Slab pull is the force that a sinking slab, denser than the mantle around it, exerts on the rest of its plate, pulling it toward the trench. Ridge push is the force that pushes a plate away from a ridge, where the young, hot lithosphere stands high on its raised ridge and slides down its slope.
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什么是 Slab pull; ridge push?
又称: slab pull · ridge push