| Themes > Science > Earth Sciences > Geology > Earth > The Story Of Plate Tectonics > Plate Tectonics > Some Unanswered Questions > Introduction |
The tectonic plates do not randomly drift or wander about the Earth's surface; they are driven by definite yet unseen forces. Although scientists can neither precisely describe nor fully understand the forces, most believe that the relatively shallow forces driving the lithospheric plates are coupled with forces originating much deeper in the Earth. |
|
|