Join Isla and Connor as they explore features of tectonic movement along the Great Glen ... It is made up of large slabs called tectonic plates. The plates fit together like jigsaw puzzle pieces ...

"Plate tectonics unified all these descriptions and said that you should be able to describe all geologic features as though driven by the relative motion of these tectonic plates." How plate ...

Where the Earth's tectonic plates meet ... This process permits a significant reorganization of the plate motion. The fluids also trigger mantle melting that further weakens the crust, and ...

For more animations from Scotese about tectonic plate motions — past and present — and Earth history, check out his YouTube page. Source: Christopher Scotese Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

Whatever drives the movement, plate tectonic activity takes place at four types of boundaries: divergent boundaries, where new crust is formed; convergent boundaries, where crust is consumed ...

New Curtin University research has revealed that the Ninetyeast Ridge—the Earth's longest straight underwater mountain ...

From time to time, when Earth's tectonic plates shift, the planet emits a long, slow belch of carbon dioxide. In a new ...