Science

Plate Tectonics: Why Continents Move

The ground beneath your feet is moving. Here's why.

Superlore TeamJanuary 18, 20261 min read

Plate Tectonics: Earth's Moving Puzzle

Earth's surface is broken into ~15 major plates moving 1-10 cm per year.

- Divergent: Plates move apart - Convergent: Plates collide - Transform: Plates slide past

Continental fit, matching fossils, seafloor spreading.

Caused by plates grinding at fault lines.

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