Plate Tectonics Review -plates are apart of the lithosphere (crust), and float upon the asthenosphere.

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Plate Tectonics Review -plates are apart of the lithosphere (crust), and float upon the asthenosphere.

Types of Plate Boundaries Convergent Plate Boundary Divergent Plate Boundary Transform Fault Plate Boundary

Deep Sea Trench Formation

Magnetic Banding

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