name two types of forces responsible for the movement of plates
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ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴇssᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴛʏᴘᴇs ᴏғ ғᴏʀᴄᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ: ғʀɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀᴠɪᴛʏ. ʙᴀsᴀʟ ᴅʀᴀɢ (ғʀɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ): ᴘʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇɴ ʙʏ ғʀɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀsᴛʜᴇɴᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʀɪɢɪᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀʟʏɪɴɢ ʟɪᴛʜᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ.
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There are essentially two main types of forces that are thought to influence plate motion: friction and gravity. Basal drag (friction): Plate motion driven by friction between the convection currents in the asthenosphere and the more rigid overlying lithosphere.
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