Earthquakes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and earthquakes and featuring case studies ...

Lithospheric dripping occurs when the underside of Earth's rocky crust is heated to a certain temperature. As the rock melts, ...

Crust and lithospheric mantle—the thinnest and thickest layers of the Earth's lithosphere ... used to gain insight into the structure and properties of the lithosphere and the forces that ...

Alternatively, as shown in the diagram, convection currents under the Earth’s crust transfer heat, which rises through the surface and cools back down in a circular motion. The convection ...

Understanding the subterranean structure of regions like ... "All sorts of things are going on deep within the lithosphere—the rigid outermost part of Earth including the crust and upper mantle ...