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crustal plate

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Noun1.crustal plate - a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
crust, Earth's crust - the outer layer of the Earth


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Among the other theories NASA has set out to debunk are that geomagnetic storms, a pole reversal or unsteadiness in the Earth's crustal plates might befall the planet.
00 Paperback Special paper; 414 QE511 When crustal plates collide on land, the type of deformation of the lithosphere is generally divided into thin-skinned and thick-skinned, but within these broad categories, a wide range of phenomena can be observed.
But I doubt that you, I or Mr Woods could influence the movement of a crustal plate on its long interminable journey, or stop a volcano from erupting.
 
 
 
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