Plate Tectonics
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Plate TectonicsPlate Tectonics
By: Momina AfzaliBy: Momina Afzali
What are Plate Tectonics?What are Plate Tectonics? Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's
outer layer is made up of plates, which have outer layer is made up of plates, which have moved throughout Earth's history. moved throughout Earth's history.
The theory explains the how and why The theory explains the how and why behind mountains, volcanoes, and behind mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes, as well as how, long ago, earthquakes, as well as how, long ago, similar animals could have lived at the same similar animals could have lived at the same time on what are now widely separated time on what are now widely separated continents. continents.