Discover the pieces of the Earth's crust known as tectonic plates. Explore the layers of the Earth, how tectonic plates move by convection currents in the mantle, the Plate Tectonic theory, and the landforms created by plate tectonics.
To learn more about these plates, be sure to use the lesson called Tectonic Plates Lesson for Kids: Definition, Theory & Facts. Some information you can look over includes: Facts about the layers of the earth Convection currents The plate tectonics theory What happens when plates movePrac...
1.(used with a sing. verb)A theory that explains the global distribution of geological phenomena such as seismicity, volcanism, continental drift, and mountain building in terms of the formation, destruction, movement, and interaction of the earth's lithospheric plates. ...
Pangea - Continental Drift, Tectonic Plates, Supercontinent: Pangea’s formal conceptualization began with Wegener’s work in 1910. Like other scientists before him, Wegener became impressed with the similarity in the coastlines of eastern South America