The revolution is based on the work of scientists who study the movement of the continents a process called plate tectonics.

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Scientists say the Pacific plate is moving toward the northwest, while the North American plate is moving more to the southeast.

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The Hawaiian Islands were created in the middle of the Pacific Ocean as the plate moved slowly over a hot spot.

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Plate tectonics is the area of science that explains why the surface of the Earth changes and how those changes cause earthquakes.

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The twenty-one year-old throws a sharp breaking ball that cuts across the plate at the last second.

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The large number of volcanoes around the Pacific plate has earned the name "Ring of Fire."

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When this happens, one plate moves past the other, suddenly causing the Earth's surface to split.

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Someone who steps up to the plate is ready to do his or her job.

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He had not been hurt. He was wearing a steel plate under his shirt.

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The second morning, I would not let her put her hand on my plate.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

One part of California is on what is known as the Pacific plate.

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But other times,its job is just to make a mealtime plate look pretty.

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However,as the plate moves over it, a line of volcanoes is formed.

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Snow crystals grow in one of two designs - plate-like and columnar.

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