Tectonic Plates Lyrics

The planet Earth we live on has a boiling soupy core

But the surface is cool - it's a solid crusty floor

It's just like an apple and we're living on the skin

There's so much underneath, cos the crust is really thin

The crust is made of pieces, like a giant puzzle game

Floating slowly side to side, let's give them a name

Tectonic Plates. Huh

Always moving around

Tectonic Plates. Huh

Giant pieces of ground

Where they push together

And they pull apart

The ground erupts and shakes

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

So when tectonic plates come together

all sorts of things can happen

Yes! They can get pushed down to create valleys and

Underwater trenches. They can get pushed up

To create mountains and volcanoes and they

Can get pulled apart to create seas and lakes

This has been happening for hundreds of millions of years

Wow

The magma underneath us is liquid molten rock

We change it's name to lava when it's pushed to the volcano's top

Erupting steam and ash can be seen from miles around

The lava flows and cools to make a volcanic rocky ground

The ash has soil nutrients, which is good for growing plants

Now let's get this party started and do the volcano dance

The ground is moving slower than a snail

Not much faster than a fingernail

The crust is made of pieces, like a giant puzzle game

Floating slowly side to side, let's give them a name.

Tectonic Plates. Huh

Always moving around

Tectonic Plates. Huh

Giant pieces of ground

Where they push together

And they pull apart

The ground erupts and shakes

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

The ground erupts and shakes

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

The ground erupts and shakes

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

The ground erupts

And shakes