The tiny Juan de Fuca plate is largely responsible for the volcanoes that dot the Pacific Northwest of the ... where the plates meet or divide. The movement of the plates creates three types ...

Earth’s surface is constantly shifting, shaped by the slow but powerful movement ... of a long-lost mega-plate called Pontus, ...

Earth is the only known planet which has plate tectonics today. The constant movement of these giant slabs of rock over the planet's magma creates ...