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Alecsey [184]
3 years ago
5

Define tectonic plate

Geography
1 answer:
VARVARA [1.3K]3 years ago
7 0
A tectonic plate is pretty much big chunks in the crust that slowly move through the convention area in the top of the mantle. It is what made the continents. They drift and can either crash head on, slide under one another, or they can just rip apart. this is called the tectonic drift.
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