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Why are the plates moving in different directions?

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The sinking oceanic lithosphere drags the rest of the tectonic plate and this is the main cause of plate motion. Oceanic lithosphere is therefore pulled apart in several directions: that process creates the mid-ocean ridges where new, hot and light oceanic crust is created.

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The sinking oceanic lithosphere drags the rest of the tectonic plate and this is the main cause of plate motion.Oceanic lithosphere is therefore pulled apart in several directions: that process creates the mid-ocean ridges where new, hot and light oceanic crust is created.