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What is the mechanism driving plate tectonics?

What is the mechanism driving plate tectonics?
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What is the mechanism driving plate tectonics?

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The driving force behind plate tectonics is convection in the mantle. Hot material near the Earth's core rises, and colder mantle rock sinks.

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