Monthly Archives: March 2008

Plate Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The plates consist of an outer layer of the Earth, the lithosphere, which is cool enough to behave as a more or less rigid shell. Occasionally the hot asthenosphere of the Earth finds a weak place in the lithosphere to … Continue reading →

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Earthquake and Plate Tectonics

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Earthquakes are not randomly distributed over the Earth’s surface. They are concentrated in narrow zones. The theory of plate tectonics combines many of the ideas about continental drift (originally proposed in 1912 by Alfred Wegener in Germany) and sea-floor spreading … Continue reading →

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Plate Tectonics:Plate Boundaries

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The theory of plate tectonics has done for geology what Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution did for biology. It provides geology with a comprehensive theory that explains “how the Earth works.” The theory was formulated in the 1960s and 1970s … Continue reading →

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Plate Tectonic Theory

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

  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 earthquakes, as well as how, long ago, similar … Continue reading →

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