Size of plates and how they create their boundaries

Thread starter bayi
Start date Oct 30, 2016
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Oct 30, 2016

bayi

also I need to know how the boundaries of Earth's plates are created and the size of the plates and also telling me how many are they? by listing them

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Oct 30, 2016

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What do you need to know for? That determines the kind of answer you get.
Look up "plate techtonics".

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