Key term for Edexcel GCSE Geography B, used in Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics.
The process where gravity acts on elevated mid-ocean ridges, pushing the newly formed tectonic plate downslope and away.
Ridge push appears in Edexcel GCSE Geography B revision content for Hazardous Earth, especially Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics and Structure and plate motion.
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