Plate Tectonics

Identifier

911.2

Title

Plate Tectonics

Subject

Geography

Description

Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that attempts to explain the movements of the Earth's lithosphere that have formed the landscape features we see across the globe today. By definition the word "plate" in geologic terms means a large slab of solid rock. "Tectonics" is a part of the Greek root for "to build" and together the terms define how the Earth's surface is built up of moving plates.

Creator

Amanda Briney

Source

about.com

Publisher

about.com

Rights

All Rights Reserved

Format

Read online (online html)

Language

English

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Citation

Amanda Briney, “Plate Tectonics,” Uwekind Resource Centre, accessed October 15, 2026, https://www.library.uwekind.com/items/show/113.