Pegs of The EarthPegs of The Earth

Plate TectonicsPlate Tectonics The Earth’s crust is divided into large pieces The Earth’s crust is divided into large pieces

called plates that sits on the molten interior of called plates that sits on the molten interior of planet.planet.

PLATE TECTONICS is the study of how the PLATE TECTONICS is the study of how the earth’s crust is shaped by geological forces.earth’s crust is shaped by geological forces.

Types of MovementsTypes of Movements ConvergenceConvergence DivergenceDivergence Slide passSlide pass

Control Over This Control Over This MovementMovement

Science has proven that this movement of Science has proven that this movement of plates is controlled by mountains.plates is controlled by mountains.

Mountains play a peg’s role in the process of Mountains play a peg’s role in the process of controlling plate tectonics. controlling plate tectonics.

Reference from QuranReference from Quran ““We placed firmly embedded mountains, on We placed firmly embedded mountains, on

the earth so that it would not move under the earth so that it would not move under them.” them.”

(surah: Al- (surah: Al-anbiya,31)anbiya,31)

““Have we not made the earth as a bed and the Have we not made the earth as a bed and the mountains its pegs?”mountains its pegs?”

(surah: an-naba, 6-7)(surah: an-naba, 6-7)

Formation of MountainsFormation of Mountains ConvergenceConvergence

Continental PlatesContinental Plates

Formation of Himalayas-Formation of Himalayas-the roof of the worldthe roof of the world

Indian subcontinent Indian subcontinent where was and where nowwhere was and where now

Oceanic and Continental PlatesOceanic and Continental Plates

DivergenceDivergence

Plate Tectonics and Plate Tectonics and TsunamiTsunami

The Complete TectonicsThe Complete Tectonics