EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Tectonic plates are the rocky pieces of the Earth’s crust. These pieces float on top of the melted rock of the mantle, another layer of the Earth found between the core and the crust.

Detailed explanation-2: -Earth’s thin outer shell is broken into big pieces called tectonic plates. These plates fit together like a puzzle, but they’re not stuck in one place. They are floating on Earth’s mantle, a really thick layer of hot flowing rock.

Detailed explanation-3: -Magma is the molten rock below the crust, in the mantle. Tremendous heat and pressure within the earth cause the hot magma to flow in convection currents. These currents cause the movement of the tectonic plates that make up the earth’s crust.