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plate tectonics Plate tectonics (from the la, label=Late Latin, tectonicus, from the grc, τεκτονικός, lit=pertaining to building) is the generally accepted scientific theory that considers the Earth's lithosphere to comprise a number of large ...

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tectonic plate Plate tectonics (from the la, label=Late Latin, tectonicus, from the grc, τεκτονικός, lit=pertaining to building) is the generally accepted scientific theory that considers the Earth's lithosphere to comprise a number of large te ...

What is plate tectonics?

General concepts

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Tectonic plate interactions

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Back arc basins

Continents

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Paleocontinents

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Earthquakes

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Oceans

Ancient oceans

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Superoceans

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Orogenies

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Rifts

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Active rifts

Continental rifts

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Oceanic ridges

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Aulacogens

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Subduction zones

Suture zones

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Tectonic plates

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Terranes

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Triple junctions