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Sloan [31]
3 years ago
11

Explain what plates and faults are in a well-written, developed paragraph.

Geography
1 answer:
Juli2301 [7.4K]3 years ago
5 0
They are what cause earthquakes, if the plates go seperate ways they cause the earth to shake
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