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    Approximately How Many Major Tectonic Plates Make Up Earth's Surface
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Approximately How Many Major Tectonic Plates Make Up Earth's Surface

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Question 486

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Approximately how many major tectonic plates make up Earth's surface?


A) about a dozen
B) two (the eastern and western hemispheres)
C) seven (one under each continent)
D) hundreds

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