– What are tectonic plates and what contributes to their movement and in turn, the deadly earthquakes?

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– What are tectonic plates and what contributes to their movement and in turn, the deadly earthquakes?

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Tectonic plates are a consequence of a planet that is geologically active.its the main reason why ap lanet’s surface will change over time along with surface Erosion.

specifically for[ Earth](https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/education/our-planet-earth/Pages/The-Earth-structure.aspx) (the page linked has all sorts of info about the Earth’s structure) these are a result of the Earth having a layer just below the crust in the upper mantle(called the asthenosphere) composed of semi solid magma where the crust drifts over it: this causes these plates to move ever so slowly with the more violent motions and collisions manifesting as “earthquakes”