Earthquakes are caused by two tectonic plates bumping into each other.
地震是由两块地壳构造板块互相碰撞造成的。
Now these tectonic plates support the continents and oceans.
现在这些地壳板块支撑着大陆和海洋。
Basically, a subduction zone is where two tectonic plates collide.
基本上，俯冲带就是两个地壳构造板块碰撞的地方。
Here on Earth, moving tectonic plates are a major geological element, just crucial for the whole surface dynamic, right?
在地球上，移动的构造板块是一个主要的地质元素，对整个地表的动态变化至关重要，对吗？
Allopatric speciation can also be brought by the imperceptibly slow but colossal movements of the tectonic plates that make up Earth's surface.
构成地球表面的那些构造板块极其缓慢但剧烈的运动，也可能导致异地物种形成。
The explanation may be in Earth's mantle, the layer of rock underlying the tectonic plates and extending down over 1,800 miles to the outer edge of Earth's iron core.
解释可能是在地球的地幔中，这是在构造板块下面的岩石层，向下延伸超过1800英里到地球铁芯的外边缘。
Earth's surface is not made up of a single sheet of rock that forms a crust but rather a number of "tectonic plates" that fit closely, like the pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle.
地球表面并不是由构成地壳的单块岩石构成，而是许多紧密相连的“构造板块”，像一块巨大的拼图。
Venus has mostly shield volcanoes, and they are randomly scattered, that indicates that Venus does not have moving tectonic plates, and that's a big difference compared to Earth.
金星上大部分是盾状火山，而且它们是随机分布的，这表明金星没有移动的构造板块，这一点与地球有很大的不同。
Over time, the tectonic plates move and shift, which moves the continents and the ocean floors too.
随着时间的推移，地壳板块移动，同时也移动了大陆和海底。
Most volcanoes form at the junctions of tectonic plates.
多数火山是在地壳联结点上形成的。
As economic tectonic plates have shifted, paradigms must shift too.
随着经济构造板块的漂移，经济模式也必须改变。
Are the earthquakes shifting other tectonic plates and causes more earthquakes?
地震会不会转移至其他的地壳版块从而引起更多的地震？
Tehran sits where two tectonic plates clash and is criss-crossed by fault lines.
德黑兰地处两大板块交接，断层线交叉地。
Bracketed by shifting tectonic plates, Indonesia is no stranger to seismic disasters.
印尼位于板块漂移范围内，震灾是家常便饭。
From its churning, sometimes stormy atmosphere to its shifting tectonic plates, Earth can be a dangerous place.
从地球内部的搅动着的岩浆、经常发生暴风雨的大气层到正在移动着的地质构造板块，地球可以说是一个危象丛生的险境。
The lake valley lies within the East African Rift System, where tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
苏加塔湖谷属于东非裂谷系统，那里的构造板块正在相互分离开。
Old crust is destroyed as tectonic plates return to the depths from which those volcanoes ultimately draw their fire.
当构造板块移回到海底深处(这些火山的最终喷发就是源于海底深处)时，旧地壳便被摧毁。
The world is in a situation akin to sitting at the fault line between two tectonic plates straining against each other.
当今世界处于一种两阵对垒极度向对方施压的局面。
Much of the Chilean coastline is located above the boundary between the converging Nazca and South American tectonic plates.
智利的大多数海岸线都位于纳斯卡版块和南美洲构造版块交界面之上。
The oceanic island is the exposed part of the undersea Macquarie Ridge, which is formed by the meeting of two tectonic plates.
它是海下麦夸里河山脉暴露出来的一部分，由两大构造板块碰撞形成。
Volcanism at Sabancaya is fueled by magma generated at the subduction zone between the Nazca and South American tectonic plates.
补充到萨班·卡亚火山的岩浆生成于纳斯卡板块与南美洲板块之间的俯冲区域中。
Island arcs form along an active boundary between two tectonic plates, with one being driven beneath the other (subduction).
岛弧形成于两个板块之间的活跃边界上，其中一块会被推挤到另一块的下方(称之为“消亡”)。
Chile is at a high risk of earthquakes because it lies on the boundary between the Pacific and South American tectonic plates.
由于智利位于太平洋板块以及南美板块交界处，地震风险极高。
The longest range is the Andes of South America which is 7,564km (4700 mi) in length. Both were created bythe movement of tectonic plates.
世界上最长的山脉是南美洲长约7564公里的安第斯山脉，它是由地球板块互相挤压而形成的。
The longest range is the Andes of South America which is 7,564km (4700 mi) in length. Both were created bythe movement of tectonic plates.
世界上最长的山脉是南美洲长约7564公里的安第斯山脉，它是由地球板块互相挤压而形成的。
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