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plate tectonics - the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust. plate tectonic theory, tectonics. geomorphology, morphology - the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms.
Plate Tectonics are a theory of global tectonics (geological structural deformations) that has served as a master key, in modern geology, for understanding the structure, history, and dynamics of the earth's crust. The theory is based on the observation that the earth's solid crust is broken up into about a dozen semi-rigid plates. The boundaries of these plates are zones of tectonic activity, where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions tend to occur. Background. Although the plate tectonics revolution in geological thought occurred only recently (in the 1960s and 1970s), the roots of the theory were established by earlier observation and deduction.