How to Measure Plate Movement
Do you wonder how to measure plate movement?
Many ranges are evidence of plate movement. It is believed that the theory of plate tectonics suggests us that convection currents inside the earth. It can influence the crust in a different way and a different place. Now a days, scientists use satellite and laser technology to measure the very exact movement when the plates move. Lasers are shot right through the ground to a satellite, to decide the accurate location on the ground. Recent data prove that parts of the crust are moving from 1-12 cm each year!
Satellites circle the earth every twenty four hours. To detect the measurement.
Many ranges are evidence of plate movement. It is believed that the theory of plate tectonics suggests us that convection currents inside the earth. It can influence the crust in a different way and a different place. Now a days, scientists use satellite and laser technology to measure the very exact movement when the plates move. Lasers are shot right through the ground to a satellite, to decide the accurate location on the ground. Recent data prove that parts of the crust are moving from 1-12 cm each year!
Satellites circle the earth every twenty four hours. To detect the measurement.
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