Plate Tectonics By **********, ************ Plate tectonics are a somewhat new method of analysis that has radically changed the way geologists think about the Earth. According to the new theory, Plate tectonics, the surface of the Earth is broken into several differently, and large, sized plates. The size and position of these plates change over time due to earthquakes, the plates colliding, etc, but we will explain this later. The hypothesis of continental drift was majorly developed …showed first 75 words of 836 total…

…showed last 75 words of 836 total…colliding the earth changes in shape. By Earthquakes, Mountains and hills, the earth will continue to move as long as these plates are around...and they aren't going anywhere. Wordcount: 805 Sources: http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blnutshell_plate-tec.htm http://www.branches.co.uk/earth/tectonic.htm http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/plate-tectonics.html http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/developing.html