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What Causes the Tectonic Plates to Move?

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Discover the origins of the continental drift theory and how scientists explain these geologic phenomena.

Is Earth the Only Planet With Tectonic Plates?

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Some scientists think plate tectonics could be a prerequisite for life. So do they exist on other planets outside of Earth? HowStuffWorks finds out.

What Did Your Address Look Like 250 Million Years Ago?

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The Ancient Earth visualization map shows the movement of the planet's tectonic plates in a really cool way.

A Comprehensive Guide to the Layers of the Earth

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Delve into the Earth's layers: crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core. Discover the secrets beneath our feet and the dynamic processes at play.

Is Africa Splitting in Two? Really? Here's the Scoop

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The notion of Africa splitting has the attention scientists and geologists worldwide, as the Great Rift Valley stretches and tears at the Earth's crust.

Will we ever run out of magma?

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Will we run out of magma, or is there an infinite supply within the Earth's crust? Find out if we will ever run out of magma.

How Do Mountains Form?

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If geology has taught us anything about Earth's history, it's that nothing is permanent. And that goes for mountain ranges, all of which are constantly rising and falling.

How Pangaea Became 7 Separate Continents

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The idea of Pangaea comes from Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the seven continents were once joined as a supercontinent. Learn more about Pangaea.

Not Just Rocks: The Geology Quiz

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Geologists study the processes and substances that form Earth. Most of those processes happen over millions of years, but this quiz only takes a few minutes! Find out how rock solid your knowledge of geology is.

How the Ancient Land Blob Gondwana Became Today's Continents

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Gondwana was a humongous landmass that persisted for 300 million years before it began to break up, forming all the continents in the modern Southern Hemisphere.

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