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Arte-miy333 [17]
3 years ago
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What are plate tectonics?

Geography
1 answer:
musickatia [10]3 years ago
7 0
Plate tectonics is a theory that the Earth's outer crusts are divided into seven plates that glide over the mantle. They are often blamed for earthquakes.
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