Home›Sources›Plate Tectonics (Wikipedia)SourcesPlate Tectonics (Wikipedia)WikipediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextEarth and Environment Atlas. "Plate Tectonics (Wikipedia)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://earth.interactiveatlas.org/sources/plate-tectonics-wikipedia.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextEarth and Environment Atlas. (n.d.). Plate Tectonics (Wikipedia). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://earth.interactiveatlas.org/sources/plate-tectonics-wikipediaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{earthandenvironmentatlas-plate-tectonics-wikipedia, author = {Earth and Environment Atlas}, title = {Plate Tectonics (Wikipedia)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://earth.interactiveatlas.org/sources/plate-tectonics-wikipedia}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingFactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (31 claims)Take a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsURLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_tectonicsPublisherWell-attestedWikimedia FoundationSource TypeWell-attestedEncyclopediaSourcesPlate Tectonics (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (31 claims)This source backs 31 claims across the atlas. As facts: 18 well-attested. As cited relationships: 8 holds, 1 connected. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicProcesses, 20 claims: 9 well-attested, 8 holds, 3 general references.Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 3 claims: 3 well-attested.Well-attested18Open QuestionsWhen and how did plate tectonics itself begin on early Earth?ProcessesPlate TectonicsSeafloor SpreadingSubductionSourcesPlate Tectonics (Wikipedia)Holds8ProcessesErosionMantle ConvectionPlate TectonicsSeafloor SpreadingSubductionThe Rock CycleWeatheringConnected1Open QuestionsWhen and how did plate tectonics itself begin on early Earth?General References4Open QuestionsWhen and how did plate tectonics itself begin on early Earth?ProcessesPlate TectonicsSeafloor SpreadingSubductionTake a Related QuizThe Earth Atlas Founding QuizIncludes a question about Plate Tectonics (Wikipedia).Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year