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Why do oceanic tectonic plates move underneath a continental plate ​

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Answer: The main driving force of plate tectonics is gravity. If a plate with oceanic lithosphere meets another plate, the dense oceanic lithosphere dives beneath the other plate and sinks into the mantle. This process is called subduction.

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