The first step toward learning about plate tectonics is to learn about the Earth's interior structure. This lesson should address both of these topics. This activity is designed for one 1-hour ...

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of plates, which have moved throughout Earth's history. The theory explains the how and why behind mountains, volcanoes ...

In this lesson, students use scientific data to learn how the scientific process works. They learn where the Earth's tectonic plates and their boundaries are, what happens at the boundaries ...

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics ...

The Earth is made up of different layers: Therefore, instead of tectonic plates moving because of the convection currents, evidence suggests it is the plates that drive the convection. Slab pull ...

Weak building codes and years of government unrest appear to have contributed to the devastation from the magnitude ...

They are often found together in a group called a mountain range. The highest mountain ranges are created by tectonic plates pushing together and forcing the ground up where they meet. This is how ...