How are the movements of tectonic plates related to natural climate change?

warm air may be deflected to cooler regions by mountains

Explanation:

The plates slide on the layer on which they lie, a viscous-elastic layer known as the asthenosphere, which is elastic and liquid under short-term stress, and capable of convection and flow under long-term stress.

Tectonic plates also affect the climate through the formation of mountains. Mountains can have profound effects on the climate, especially on their impact on precipitation on the surrounding land. Higher points on the mountains tend to have lower temperatures, so that humid and warm air rises along the windy slopes of the mountains and cools, which reduces its ability to carry water, which in turn leads to precipitation (rain or snow).