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Plate Tectonics Basics
Earth?s moving plates
Plate tectonics explains continental drift and earthquakes via moving plates on the asthenosphere, interacting at divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries.
- plates
- boundaries
- earthquakes
- volcanoes
- drift
Plates and Motion
Lithospheric plates float/move on the mantle.
Boundaries
Divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries shape geology.
Impacts
Drive quakes, mountains, and volcanism; map hazard zones.