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Furkat [3]
3 years ago
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2 answers:
Dimas [21]3 years ago
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<span>Movements of tectonic plates create volcanoes along the plate boundaries, which erupt and form mountains.</span>
lara31 [8.8K]3 years ago
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When two tectonic plates collide and one or both push upwards they also push up the crust,a mountain will for
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