Explore tectonic plate movements and create your own planet with Tectonic Explorer.

Tectonic Tessellation Playground. Instructions: Set one of the two positions (A or B) to adjust. These points are the beginning and end position for the animation. Each land mass can be adjusted by modifying their x, y, and z axis rotation (this can be tedious). You may drag the earth to see different views.

Tectonic Plates and Boundaries - Tectonic Plates: Topographic . Trust Center . Legal . Contact Esri . Report Abuse . Contact Us. Zoom to + Transparency + Set Visibility Range + Rename + Move up + Move down + Copy + Show in Legend + Hide in Legend + Remove + Filter Edits + Show All Edits + Cluster Points + Enable Pop-up + Remove Pop-up +

Students move through time periods to see directly how Earth has changed. But it's not just about Plate Tectonics. EarthViewer connects changes on Earth with biological events, mass extinctions, and impact events.

2024年9月8日 · Among the planets in the Solar System, Earth is unique for having plate tectonics. Its rocky surface is split into fragments (plates) that grind into each other and create mountains, or split...

2025年1月21日 · The theory of plate tectonics states that Earth’s solid outer crust, the lithosphere, is separated into plates that move over the asthenosphere, the molten upper portion of the mantle. Oceanic and continental plates come together, spread apart …

2021年2月9日 · The tectonic plates that cover Earth like a jigsaw puzzle move about as fast as our fingernails grow, but over the course of a billion years that's enough to travel across the entire planet – as a fascinating new video shows.

2023年3月16日 · A new model shows how the planet's surface evolved over the past 100 million years, from the shifting of tectonic plates to the movement of sediments.

2021年2月16日 · Scientists researching the interactions between tectonic plates built an animated model of what the Earth may have looked like one billion years ago.

2023年5月27日 · For many years, scientists have used maps and diagrams to illustrate the movement of tectonic plates. However, with the advent of digital technology, it is now possible to create interactive online demonstrations that allow people to explore plate tectonics in a more engaging and immersive way.