1. Hand each student a plate boundary map and a slip of paper with a scientific specialty (seismology, geochronology, volcanology, or geography), and a plate name (Pacific Plate, North American ...

Based on a series of models considering how the continents were assembled over time, researchers created an updated map of Earth's tectonic plates. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip Featured ...

Princeton University professor W. Jason Morgan was among the first scientists to advance the theory of plate tectonics. (John W. H. Simpson/Princeton University Department of Geosciences) ...

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of plates, which have moved throughout Earth's history. The theory explains the how and why behind mountains, volcanoes, and ...

But not all earthquakes occur along plate boundaries. For example, an earthquake near New Madrid, Missouri in the winter of 1811 was thousands of miles from the nearest fault, yet the magnitude 7. ...

KS3 Geography. Plate tectonics: Earthquakes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and earthquakes and featuring case studies from Haiti and New Zealand.

Called Pontus, the 'mega-plate' was once 15 million square miles, about a quarter the size of the Pacific Ocean, report experts at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

Earthquakes occurring away from tectonic plate boundaries can be triggered by the rise and fall of hot material through the Earth's mantle, according to a new study.

Although Wegener was wrong about some of the details, putting Pangaea on the map, so to speak, was an important landmark on the road to plate ... made of basaltic rock and rich in magnetite, is ...