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what are the tectonic plates

Answer 1

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Tectonic plates are the fragmented parts of the lithosphere formed by the breaking of the crustal block due to the rising convention current from the mantle.

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Answer 2

a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.