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PLATE TECTONICS Why the Earth is Like It Is What Did The Earth Look Like In The Past? Why Do Plates Move? Plates are “pushed” and “pulled” over the surface of the Earth due to unbalanced forces. REMEMBER CONVECTION? Convection currents reach the surface, plates are pushed apart. As the plates move away from each other, part of them are pulled into the Earth’s mantle. Names of Plates Plate Move In Different Ways Plates Move Away From Each OtherThis is called Divergence – these are constructive boundaries since they produce new land as magma rises to the surface to fill in the space. Click to