The diagram below shows the structure of the ... Constructive plate margins close constructive plate marginAn area where two tectonic plates are moving away from one another.

Different plate tectonic settings produce distinctive basin environments where sedimentary rocks are deposited. Download a chart to use in class and an activity for practicing with these concepts: ...

Long-lost remnants of tectonic plates have been discovered sunken deep inside the Earth's mantle. These plate remains were found lurking underneath the center of other continental plates ...

This volcanic arc delineates the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates. A subduction zone, composed of the deep Aleutian Trench coupled with a landward line of volcanoes ...

The inner core is made from solid iron and nickel. In this diagram, the red lines represent the edges of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust. For example, iron is mined from the ...