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PLATE TECTONICS

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On this page we will describe plate tectonics.

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Our goal is to further your education of plate tectonics. Also, to explain how plate tectonics have effected the world?

What is plate tectonics?
Plate techtonics: The theory that the earth's crust is broken into about 10 fragments (plates,) which move in relation to one another, shifting continents, forming new ocean crust, and stimulating volcanic eruptions.
 

Effects?
The effects of plate tectonics are the movement of the continents.
 

Cause?-

Most earthquakes happen because of plate tectonics moving

Movements?-

The map of the Earth is always changing; not only are the underlying plates moving, but the plates change in size. Also, the sea level changes over time

 

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