Illustration of plate tectonics (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Illustration of plate tectonics

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An artistic cross section of the Earth’s outer shell showing the effect of plate tectonics on the surface. Volcanoes form above the place where plates slide – or subduct – over one another.

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Eirini Poulaki, The University of Texas at Austin

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