Animation shows an Earth drained of water and stripped of vegetation revealing its cracked shell, or lithosphere, which is composed of more than a dozen tectonic plates. The plates in this view are some of the most seismically active in the world. These include the Eurasian, Indian and Arabian plates. The northern edge of the Indian plate can be seen bordering the base of the Himalayan Mountains which are a result of the Indian plate colliding with the Eurasian plate. Magma in the mantle can be seen between gaps in the plates in this depiction. Plate tectonics is the central mechanism behind the theory of continental drift. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / PETER MATULAVICH / NOAA |
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