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The Worlds Tectonic Plates

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The key principle of plate tectonics is that the lithosphere exists as separate and distinct tectonic plates, which float on the fluid-like (visco-elastic solid) asthenosphere. The relative fluidity of the asthenosphere allows the tectonic plates to undergo motion in different directions.

   * 1 Synopsis on development
   * 2 Key principles
   * 3 Types of plate boundaries
         o 3.1 Transform (conservative) mustafa
         o 3.2 Divergent (constructive) boundaries
         o 3.3 Convergent (destructive) boundaries
   * 4 Driving forces of plate motion
         o 4.1 Friction
         o 4.2 Gravitation
         o 4.3 External forces
         o 4.4 Relative significance of each mechanism
   * 5 Major plates
         o 5.1 Continental drift
         o 5.2 Floating continents
         o 5.3 Plate tectonic theory
               + 5.3.1 Explanation of magnetic striping
               + 5.3.2 Subduction discovered
               + 5.3.3 Mapping with earthquakes
         o 5.4 Geological paradigm shift
   * 6 Biogeographic implications on fauna and flora
   * 7 Plate tectonics on other planets
   * 8 Metaphoric uses
   * 9 See also
   * 10 References
   * 11 External links
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The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed):
  • Continent
  • Continental drift
  • Earth
  • Plate tectonics
  • Bay of Bengal
  • Seafloor spreading
  • Crust (geology)
  • Lithosphere
  • Eurasian Plate
  • North American Plate
  • List of tectonic plates
  • South American Plate
  • Nazca Plate
  • Antarctic Plate
  • Pacific Plate
  • Cocos Plate
  • Philippine Plate
  • African Plate
  • Arabian Plate
  • Indo-Australian Plate
  • Rift
  • Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 2004
  • Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 12, 2004
  • Indian Plate
  • Scotia Plate
  • Category talk:Geography
  • Portal:Science/Featured article
  • User:JALockhart
  • Mid-ocean ridge
  • West Scotia Basin
  • User:Big Adamsky
  • User:Ragesoss/template
  • User:Nightstallion/sandbox
  • Portal:Geography/Featured picture archive
  • User:Nurg/Continent
  • Portal:Science/Featured article/19
  • Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Plate tectonics
  • Portal:Geography/Featured picture/2007, week 12
  • Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/January-2007
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