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Plate tectonics
Synonyms

Continental drift
Definitions

The theory supported by a wide range of evidence in which the Earth's crust is composed of several large, thin, relatively rigid plates that move relative to one another. The interaction of the plates at their boundaries causes seismic and tectonic activity along these boundaries.
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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1265
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Continental drift
broader

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/2175
contributor

http://editor.vocabs.ands.org.au/user/AAS_Frey.Katie
definition

The theory supported by a wide range of evidence in which the Earth's crust is composed of several large, thin, relatively rigid plates that move relative to one another. The interaction of the plates at their boundaries causes seismic and tectonic activity along these boundaries.
modified

2020-11-17T19:37:17.318Z

2020-11-17T19:37:26.956Z
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Plate tectonics
related

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/493
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