GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The heat from radioactive processes within the planet’s interior causes the plates to move, sometimes toward and sometimes away from each other. This movement is called plate motion, or tectonic shift.

Detailed explanation-2: -Even though plates move very slowly, their motion, called plate tectonics, has a huge impact on our planet. Plate tectonics form the oceans, continents, and mountains. It also helps us understand why and where events like earthquakes occur and volcanoes erupt.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tectonic plates slowly and constantly move but in many different directions. Some are moving toward each other, some are moving apart, and some are grinding past each other. Tectonic plate boundaries are grouped into three main types based on the different movements.