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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
plate
crust, Earth's crust - the outer layer of the Earth


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But the largest quakes in the history of the contiguous United States have actually hit the supposed stable heartland, far from the edges of the crustal plate that carries North America.
Potential signs of an underground killer by Monastersky, R. / Science News
Subduction occurs when two crustal plates collide and one dives below the other.
Birth of a subduction zone by Monastersky, Richard / Science News
These great fractures in the Earth mark an area where the northwest-moving Pacific crustal plate grinds past the North American plate.
Earthquake leaves Bay area still vulnerable by Monastersky, R. / Science News
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