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Tectonics - Wikipedia Tectonics (from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός tektonikós 'pertaining to building ' via Latin tectonicus) [1] are the processes that result in the structure and properties of Earth's crust and its evolution through time
Tectonics - Wiley Online Library Tectonics presents original research articles that describe and explain the evolution, structure, and deformation of Earth’s lithosphere including across the range of geologic time
Plate Tectonics - National Geographic Society The theory of plate tectonics revolutionized the earth sciences by explaining how the movement of geologic plates causes mountain building, volcanoes, and earthquakes
Tectonics - Latest research and news | Nature Tectonics is the study of the structural geology of the Earth and other planetary bodies, and the local and regional processes that created that rock geometry This includes the movements of the
1. 9: Earth- Plate Tectonics - Geosciences LibreTexts Explain the concepts of the following hypothesis: continental drift hypothesis, seafloor spreading hypothesis, and the theory of plate tectonics Describe the three types of tectonic plate and how the processes lead to changes in Earth’s surface features
Plate Tectonics—The Unifying Theory of Geology Plate tectonics thus provides “the big picture” of geology; it explains how mountain ranges, earthquakes, volcanoes, shorelines, and other features tend to form where the moving plates interact along their boundaries
Plate tectonics - Wikipedia Plate tectonics came to be accepted by geoscientists after seafloor spreading was validated in the mid- to late 1960s The processes that result in plates and shape Earth's crust are called tectonics
Tectonics - NASA Earthdata Tectonics is the study of the plates, the forces acting on them, and their motion NASA has a variety of tectonic data from an assortment of sources, such as synthetic aperture radar instruments and global positioning systems
Plate tectonics | Definition, Theory, Facts, Evidence - Britannica The concept of plate tectonics was formulated in the 1960s According to the theory, Earth has a rigid outer layer, known as the lithosphere, which is typically about 100 km (60 miles) thick and overlies a plastic (moldable, partially molten) layer called the asthenosphere