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what is the plate tectonics the ory?​

Answer 1

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Plate tectonics (from the Late Latin: tectonicusis a scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of seven large plates and the movements of a larger number of smaller plates of Earth's lithosphere, since tectonic processes began on Earth between and 3.5 billion years ago. The model builds on the concept of continental drift, an idea developed during the first decades of the 20th century.this was validated in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Answer 2

Plate tectonics is a scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of seven large plates and the movements of a larger number of smaller plates of Earth's lithosphere, since tectonic processes began on Earth between 3.3 and 3.5 billion years ago.