How do we measure Plate Movement?
Things like earthquakes, volcanoes and mountains are proof that the plates do move. Another clue is the theory that plate movement separated Pangaea, Pangaea was the whole piece of land before the world was separated into different continents, it was where dinosaurs lived. The plates move 1-12 cm per year, but how do we know this? How do we measure plate movement? Well if you're wondering how, you have got the right place to find out the answer! Scientists today use satellites and lasers to measure plate movement. A laser is shot towards a satellite from the ground, this way they can tell the exact location from the ground.