What typically occurs along the boundaries of tectonic plates? What Are Tectonic Plates: Even though our day to day life seems to occur on solid Earth, the Earth's crust is actually broken up into large sections called tectonic plates. These plates move based on convection currents of magma ...
collide, move parallel to the margin in orogenic streams (Redfield et al. 2007; also see the animated tectonic recon- structions by Tanya Atwater at http://emvc.geol.ucsb.edu/animations/quicktime/sm02Pac- NoAmflat.mov), and recoalesce as parts of a grand supercontinent cycle (Condie 2002...