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Yes, slab-push and slab-pull are both mechanisms that drive plate movement at divergent boundaries. Slab-push involves the sinking of a dense oceanic plate into the mantle, which helps drive the separation of plates. Slab-pull refers to the force exerted by the sinking plate as it pulls the trailing portion of the plate along with it.
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What are plate boundaries that move away form each other?
divergent
At what type of plate boundary is new ocean crust formed?
Older material
Which type of boundary do mid-ocean ridges occur?
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When two plates move away from one another we have a?
divergent boundary where new crust is formed.
What name is given to the boundary where two tectonic plates pull away from each other?
A divergent boundary.
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