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The main force that shapes our planet’s surface over long amounts of time is the movement of Earth's outer layer by the process of plate tectonics.
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Many forces change the surface of the Earth over time. The largest force that changes our planet’s surface is movement of Earth's outer layer in a process called plate tectonics.
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Plate tectonics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Plate tectonics (from the Greek τέκτων; tektōn , meaning "builder" or "mason") is a theory which describes the large scale motions of Earth's lithosphere. The theory builds on the older concepts of...
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Plate tectonics involves the formation, lateral movement, interaction, and destruction of the lithospheric plates. Much of Earth's internal heat is relieved through this process and many of Earth's large structural and topographic features are consequently formed.
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The theory of plate tectonics has done for geology what Charles Darwin's theory of evolution did for biology. ... The theory states that Earth's outermost layer, the lithosphere, is broken into 7 large, rigid pieces called plates: the African, North American, South American, Eurasian, Australian, Antarctic,
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All that folding and bending makes rock in both plates break and slip, causing earthquakes. As the edge of the oceanic plate digs into Earth's hot interior, some of the rock in it melts.
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See also This Dynamic Planet, the map showing the Earth's physiographic features, current plate movements, and locations of volcanoes, earthquakes, and impact craters.
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East Africa may be the site of the Earth's next major ocean. Plate interactions in the region provide scientists an opportunity to study first hand how the Atlantic may have begun to form about 200 million years ago.
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Select a chapter above or enter a keycode from your Earth Science textbook and click; Go! ... Examine an animation of plate movement predicted for the future.; Keycode: ES0807...
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