In this lesson, students learn why, where, and how earthquakes happen. Students are introduced to the interior structure of the Earth and plate tectonics. Plate tectonics is the engine behind the ...

In this lesson, students use scientific data to learn how the scientific process works. They learn where the Earth’s tectonic plates and their boundaries are, what happens at the boundaries, and ...

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of plates, which have moved throughout Earth's history. The theory explains the how and why behind mountains, volcanoes, and ...

A previously unknown layer of partially molten rock has been detected beneath Earth’s crust. The discovery could help scientists learn more about the motions of Earth’s tectonic plates.

If you've ever felt the earth shudder beneath your feet during an earthquake, you're no stranger to the effects of Earth's ever-roaming tectonic plates. How Earth got its tectonic plates - Los ...

Now, as reported in a recent issue of the journal Earth-Science Reviews, scientists are able to precisely recreate the journeys of Earth’s tectonic plates over the last billion years of its history.

Based on a series of models considering how the continents were assembled over time, researchers created an updated map of Earth's tectonic plates.