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Lithospheric plates move because of all of the following except _______. a subdu

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Question

Lithospheric plates move because of all of the following except _______.

a subducted slab, being cold and dense, drags its parent plate into the subduction zone

the magnetic and gravitational fields of Earth act on the plates to pull them downward

an elevated mid-ocean ridge pushes the lithosphere away from it

mantle convection

a.

a subducted slab, being cold and dense, drags its parent plate into the subduction zone

b.

the magnetic and gravitational fields of Earth act on the plates to pull them downward

c.

an elevated mid-ocean ridge pushes the lithosphere away from it

d.

mantle convection

Explanation / Answer

the magnetic and gravitational fields of Earth act on the plates to pull them downward

The gravitational and magnetic field does not affect the lithospheric plate movements in any way.

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