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Plate tectonics Moderate

Plate tectonics has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust

2

The large-scale movement of tectonic plates that contributes to continental drift.

See Also
mid oceanic ridge seismotectonic continental drift foreland tectonic plate tectonic tectonic uplift seafloor spreading
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