Tectonics
Tectonics (Greek τεκτονική is a section of geology, the object of study of which is the structure (structure) of a solid shell of the Earth - the earth's crust or (according to a number of authors) its tectonosphere (lithosphere + asthenosphere), as well as the history of movements that change this structure. Science (branch of geology), which studies the structure and movements of the earth's crust and subcortical masses and forms of occurrence of rocks created by these movements, explores the geological history and patterns of the development of tectonic movements. The main tasks of tectonics are the study of the modern structure of the earth's crust, that is ...