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“Plate tectonics jump-starts the evolution machine, and we think we understand why.” As the plates move, they create new landforms, which generate weather systems and new climates. Weathering ...

But how much do we know about ... of cracked ‘shell’ move around on the Earth’s surface. It is the heat from beneath the surface that causes these tectonic plates to move.

Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But do other planets in the solar system have them too?