EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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Tectonic plate movement causes cyclical climate change.
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Tectonic plate movement has no connection to climate change.
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Tectonic plate movement causes change as continents move and oceans change.
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Tectonic plate movement causes rapid climate change because it increases the levels of greenhouse gases.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The movement of the plates also causes volcanoes and mountains to form and these can also contribute to a change in climate. Large mountain chains can influence the circulation of air around the globe, and consequently influence the climate. For example, warm air may be deflected to cooler regions by mountains.
Detailed explanation-2: -The plates can be thought of like pieces of a cracked shell that rest on the hot, molten rock of Earth’s mantle and fit snugly against one another. The heat from radioactive processes within the planet’s interior causes the plates to move, sometimes toward and sometimes away from each other.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thus, plate tectonics causes severe movements of the ocean floor, like an earthquake, leading to the generation of ocean currents.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shrinking Glaciers As the climate continues to warm and reduce the amount of ice in some places and increase the mass of water (e.g., from oceans, precipitation), the stress on tectonic plates can change-sometimes abruptly.