Question

Prompt

Explain how plate tectonics have changed Earth's surface over time. Include the role of plate tectonics in the creation of landforms.

Answer 1

Answer: The theory of plate tectonics tells us that the earth's surface sits on plates that shift due to the built up pressure underneath. When the pressure gets too much, it has to escape somewhere so it goes to the edges of the plate and causes earthquakes. This in turn causes the surface to shift.

Answer 2

According to plate tectonics theory, Earth's outer shell is divided into multiple plates that slowly glide over the mantle. This slowly changes Earth's surface over time by merging, or separating, continents.