¿Por qué se mueven las placas tectónicas?
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Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, continents were once united in Pangea but shifted due to plate tectonics and convection currents in the mantle, leading to plate boundaries with different interactions.
Insights
- The Earth's continents were once joined in a supercontinent called Pangea, which later split apart due to plate tectonics, shaping the world's current geography.
- Plate tectonics theory explains how the Earth's crust, made up of tectonic plates, moves due to convection currents in the mantle, resulting in various types of plate boundaries and geological formations like mountain ranges and oceanic crust.
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Recent questions
How old is Earth?
4.5 billion years
What is plate tectonics?
Theory explaining Earth's crust movement
What causes continental movement?
Convection currents in the mantle
What are plate boundaries?
Locations where tectonic plates interact
What generates Earth's magnetic field?
Core composed of iron and nickel
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"Plate Tectonics: Earth's Dynamic Evolution"
- Earth was formed around 4.5 billion years ago, with continents once united in Pangea, later fragmenting into current positions due to plate tectonics.
- Plate tectonics theory explains Earth's crust divided into tectonic plates moving due to internal heat, with the core being iron and nickel, generating the magnetic field, and the mantle and crust above it.
- Convection currents in the mantle result from temperature differences, causing material to rise and sink, creating fractures leading to continental movement.
- Plate boundaries include transforming limits with horizontal plate rubbing, divergent limits where plates separate creating new oceanic crust, and convergent limits where plates collide, forming mountain ranges or island arches.
