Earth's Dynamic Tectonic Forces

The ground beneath your feet is actually surfing on a massive ocean of molten rock.

It is called plate tectonics and it is literally reshaping the entire planet every single second.

Deep underground, the core heats up magma, dragging giant plates around like a conveyor

belt until they smash into each other. That collision is what pushes up mountains

like the Alps or rips the ground open for volcanoes. Remember that unpronounceable volcano in Iceland

that grounded all the planes? That was just the Earth letting off some steam.

From earthquakes shattering cities to waves eating cliffs, this planet is violent,

messy, and constantly recycling itself.