Question

How has the Mid-Atlantic Ridge helped geologists better understand plate tectonics and what is taking place inside the Earth? Answer in at least three complete sentences.

Answer 1

Mantle convection drives plate tectonics. Hot material rises at mid-ocean ridges and sinks at deep sea trenches, which keeps the plates moving along the Earth's surface. ... The outer limbs of the convection cells plunge down into the deeper mantle, dragging oceanic crust as well. This takes place at the deep sea trenches.

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