地理漫步·世界地理英语30篇（8）
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Tectonic Plates Shape Continents and Oceans
构造板块塑造大陆与海洋格局
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Earth's crust floats on hot, moving rock beneath the surface.地壳漂浮在地表下方炽热、流动的岩石之上。
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Large plates push, pull, and slide past each other over millions of years.巨大的板块在数百万年间相互推挤、拉扯和滑动。
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Mountains rise where plates collide, like the Himalayas in Asia.板块碰撞处隆起山脉，如亚洲的喜马拉雅山脉。
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Ocean basins open where plates move apart, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.板块分离处形成大洋盆地，如大西洋中脊。
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Earthquakes happen most often at plate boundaries and fault lines.地震最常发生在板块边界和断层线上。
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Volcanoes form where magma rises through cracks between plates.火山在岩浆沿板块间裂缝上升处形成。
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Island chains like Japan trace ancient plate movement paths.日本等岛链勾勒出古代板块运动的路径。
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These slow forces still reshape Earth’s surface today.这些缓慢的力量至今仍在重塑地球表面。