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Dimas [21]
3 years ago
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Why are plate tectonics a theory?

Physics
1 answer:
liubo4ka [24]3 years ago
8 0
Plate tectonicss a property of the behavior of systems, plates, that are far from fundamental, like particles. So any statement about them is a theory.
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