The Earth is made up of different layers: Therefore, instead of tectonic plates moving because of the convection currents, evidence suggests it is the plates that drive the convection. Slab pull ...

New findings provide a greater understanding of plate subduction, or how tectonic plates slide beneath one another. This recycling of surface materials and volatile elements deep into the Earth's ...

But how much do we know about earthquakes and what ... It is the heat from beneath the surface that causes these tectonic plates to move. When plates move towards or past each other we can ...