n. the 2 sub-layers of the earth's crust that move float and sometimes fracture and whose interaction causes continental drift and earthquakes and volcanoes and mountains
A tectonic plate is a section of the lithosphere.
A tectonic plate is a section of the lithosphere.
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A subduction zone is an area where a tectonic plate dives beneath another.
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