Its rocky surface is split into fragments (plates) that grind into each other ... we can better understand the tectonic ...

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 ...

This includes the movements of the Earth’s tectonic plates that result in the creation, destruction and rearrangement of the Earth’s crust and lithosphere. Water-flux melting by mantle fluids ...

Plate tectonic theory shows that the crust ... at this type of boundary as the mountains are pushed upwards by the force of the plates' movement. Tall, steep volcanoes can also form as a result ...

The modern understanding of the plate tectonic cycle predicts that remnants of submerged plates will be found near subduction zones. However, a new high-resolution model shows that these remnants ...