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ridge push

ridge push noun: a proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonics that occurs at mid-ocean ridges as the result of the rigid lithosphere sliding down the hot, raised asthenosphere below mid-ocean ridges.

Noun

ridge push (uncountable)

  1. A proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonics that occurs at mid-ocean ridges as the result of the rigid lithosphere sliding down the hot, raised asthenosphere below mid-ocean ridges.

Questions about ridge push

What does ridge push mean?
Ridge push means a proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonics that occurs at mid-ocean ridges as the result of the rigid lithosphere sliding down the hot, raised asthenosphere below mid-ocean ridges.
What part of speech is ridge push?
Ridge push is a noun.

Words near ridge push in the dictionary

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  2. Ridge Manor
  3. ridge plough
  4. ridge ploughs
  5. ridge pole
  6. ridge push
  7. ridge road
  8. ridge roads
  9. ridge rope
  10. ridge ropes
  11. ridge tent

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