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PLATE TECTONICS  

DÉFINITION

  • A theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of plates whose pattern of horizontal movement is that of torsionally rigid bodies that interact with one another at their boundaries, causing seismic and tectonic activity along these boundaries.

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/78a4dbe2-2d6b-4562-988c-022c3a83f4c1

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