Assertion: lithosphere's plate | /r/CapableOf | sink into the mantle
Facets:
value: under their own weight
type: OTHER
value: along convergent crustal boundaries
type: LOCATION
value: at subduction zones
type: LOCATION
value: at trenches
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In this current understanding, plate motion is mostly driven by the weight of cold, dense plates sinking into the mantle at trenches.
text: Deep-zone earthquakes, i.e., those that occur in the asthenosphere or below it, may be caused by crustal plates sinking into the mantle along convergent crustal boundaries.
text: The main force driving this plate motion (although there are other lesser forces) is the "slab pull" that arises when plates sink into the mantle under their own weight at subduction zones.
text: As the plate sinks into the mantle, it acts to pull the rest of the plate behind it.